• Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    All rich people became rich because people like you and me are paying more for services and things than they’re truly worth, which means we pretty much never get our money’s worth even when we feel like we do.

    There are no good rich people.

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      10 months ago

      Most rich people became rich because their ancestors got paid a surplus.

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        10 months ago

        Same issue it just affected people that came before us and means we have less wealth because our ancestors could have kept more of theirs if rich people didn’t profit off them and it would have trickled down to the next generation just like it does for the rich.

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      10 months ago

      Or, the creation of economic value is actually possible and we aren’t just fighting over the same scraps of wealth that have always existed.