Cory DoctorowMar 9

Even if rich people were no more likely to believe stupid shit than you or me, it'd still be a problem. After all, I believe my share of stupid shit (and if you think that none of the shit you believe in is stupid, then I'm afraid we've just identified at least one kind of stupid shit you believe in).

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Show threadDavid KnuffkeMar 10
@pluralistic Billionaireism should be seen as a mental illness.
Show threadkaliMar 11
@Dknuffke @pluralistic as an OCD owner of 300 shower gels and 500 eyeshadow palettes: if you own that much of anything something isn't working right up there.
Show threadkali
@Dknuffke @pluralistic if you have one billion - you are basically a hoarder at this point.
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Show threadDavid KnuffkeMar 14
@pluralistic @kali I don’t understand why no one proposes a 100% tax on anything over some random, wildly high number like 500 million in accessible assets.