> of people like Bill Gates and his contemporaries like Elon Musk only show why people should never be allowed to own billions
Does it really? Honestly, it's hard to take such sentiments seriously when you start mentioning these particular "hype" billionaires.
For one, it seems like most spite comes of expecting them to act like some godly idols, instead of like some dudes. But largely, it's just that there are so much worse examples, dealing in so much worse things.
You just can't help but wonder if the person actually grasps the scale, or if the whole thing boils down to distaste of someone's character and behavior.
> You just can't help but wonder if the person actually grasps the scale, or if the whole thing boils down to distaste of someone's character and behavior.
It's not about them as personalities, but what they represent. And their flaws only prove why billionaires should not exist and why they should not have that kind of power.
> It's not about them as personalities, but what they represent.
So... Still personalities since they don't really represent anything but themselves.
> And their flaws only prove why billionaires should not exist and why they should not have that kind of power.
Their flaws are no worse than yours. And people you've named don't have THAT kind of power. Musk barely scratched a shred of power with twitter but was viciously attacked by people with actual power and quickly shown his place.
In any case, your rage should be directed towards someone from the military industrial complex for example - these people actually murdered people and engineered wars in order to get money.
Gates, Musk and so on are harmless children in comparison. This basically looks like another variation of rant about holywood/rap-singers/bloggers and their endless flaws that are oh so harmful to otherwise totally functional society. Really treating a serious issue as some kind of joke or a tabloid material.
Does it really? Honestly, it's hard to take such sentiments seriously when you start mentioning these particular "hype" billionaires.
For one, it seems like most spite comes of expecting them to act like some godly idols, instead of like some dudes. But largely, it's just that there are so much worse examples, dealing in so much worse things.
You just can't help but wonder if the person actually grasps the scale, or if the whole thing boils down to distaste of someone's character and behavior.