ploumFeb 22

Like @cstross , I’ve only been realizing very late that extremely rich people are necessarily crazy.

https://www.antipope.org/charlie/blog-static/2026/02/more-in-sadness-than-in-anger.html

It’s logical: non-crazy people will, at some point, hit the "more money than enough even for my craziest fullfilling dreams".

People who are still destroying their social/ecological environment for more money above that level are, obviously, crazy. And dangerous.

Show threadRaymond Russell
@ploum @cstross
I would really like to know the correlation/causation dynamic. Does being super wealthy turn you mad or do you need to be mad to become super wealthy.
I reckon its the latter with the former making you even worse when you get the wealth.
Feb 22 at 11:40amWeb
Show threadploumFeb 22
@raymierussell @cstross : there are plenty of examples of person suddenly becoming super-wealthy who managed not to stay that wealthy long (either voluntarily or not). Which points towards solution two being the main driving factor.
Show threadChris-EvelynFeb 22
@raymierussell @ploum @cstross I like this explanation: Do you know that thought experiment where you get 1000€ when you press a button but someone you don't know dies? -- A millionaire is someone who was willing to press this button 1000 times, a billionaire a million times.
Show threadRaymond RussellFeb 22
@chris_evelyn @ploum @cstross
That is horribly perfect.