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In reply to the discussion: Jeff Bozos 'I don't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now' [View all]haele
(14,799 posts)52. His brain has turned into mushy dollar bills, or he's lying to himself.
What does he and his fellow tech bros and financer bros intend to do with the 3-4 billion "excess" people they're trying really hard to create in their Ayn Randroid fantasy land, hmmm?
They're going to have to deal with this.
And it's probably not going to go the way they think it will, because normal people will still care about their kids and maybe even their neighbors.
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Jeff Bozos 'I don't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now' [View all]
Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
Friday
OP
I am beginning to view that kind of wealth, with the pursuit of more, to be a real pathology. They're all
Scrivener7
Saturday
#47
The billionaires are completely out of touch with the reality of life for normal people.
Irish_Dem
Friday
#11
I often imagine Bezos and those like him just sitting around all day enjoying the aroma of their own farts.
BannonsLiver
Friday
#12
When Jeff Bezos employs the first person plural pronoun "us" he doesn't really mean everyone,
sop
Friday
#13
These fucking obscenely wealthy assholes live in a tiny world in their own mind.
NewHendoLib
Friday
#15
In about 10 - 20 yrs "millions will be enjoying life in space". Er...I DON'T THINK So!
electric_blue68
Friday
#40
My favorite book about the billionaire class is Douglas Rushkoff's Survival of the Richest...
Hekate
Friday
#42
Can one of the leaders of the resistance please pick a date to begin the
travelingthrulife
Saturday
#49