Enough IS enough
Enough IS enough
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They compare themselves to other billionaires, so they'll never be happy
Bullshit like "the Forbes list" makes it worse because it publicly lists them in order.
Something as simple as only talking about how much they donate would make a huge change. They'll gonna compete over something, might as well give them something helpful to do
This is a great thought. It would be nice if our society wasn’t so caught up in how much money someone makes and talk more about how much they donate. Or discuss the the good work they have done by giving it back to the industry they serve. Whether it be in bonuses to the employees or research and development. The Forbes list is BS!
Yep, or just listing companies by median salary.
This shit isn't complicated, it's just what happens when capitalists run everything instead of sociologists.
American culture is obsessed with making as much money as possible, and the last forty years of 40 years of go-go reaganites running the show haven't exactly worked out well for the average American.
The coke market has been doing well tho...
Yeah, it's very common - even among non billionaires. You'll regularly hear people who are making 4-5x the national median talk about how they're barely making ends meet. It's lifestyle creep and comparison with peers.
Makes me think of that one odd trend the Romans did where nobles tried to impress other nobles by having an entourage of "Hired peasants" that would follow them so they could be given money.
For how backwards the Romans were, some parts of their culture were pretty forward