Frank SchimmelMar 17
Jessica Rooster
“Would you take a million dollars if it means someone you don’t know dies?” is a question every billionaire has answered an innumerable number of times with an emphatic yes
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Show threadesc keyMar 17
@rooster I wonder what the cost per life for the average billionaire is, ie the number you’d get if you divided their wealth by the number of human lives that ended in a way that can be clearly attributed to their acquisition of said wealth.
Show threadmaya_b 🇨🇦Mar 17

@rooster

think they've probably done it for less to be honest

Show threaddonMar 17
@rooster see - 'The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas'
Show threadAzuaronMar 17
@rooster Do I get a guarantee that the "someone" is a billionaire? 🤔
Show threadJames WallbankMar 17
@rooster I suspect that it's something almost every inhabitant of the developed world has answered with an emphatic yes many times. But they haven't been offered a million dollars, just cheap beef, convenient transport, consumer electronics and fast fashions.
Show threadMinmiTheDinoMar 17
@rooster basically the entire job of a health insurance exec
Show threadKierkethumbs up convincinglyMar 17
@rooster i mean, what if it’s elmo?
Show threadstaringatcloudsMar 17

@rooster There are several people I don't know, but I know their names

If it could be one of them, then give me the money

Show threadGlyphMar 18
@rooster @gvwilson “wait, can I still kill someone I *DO* know too, or will that not work any more?”
Show threadJoel VanderWerfMar 18

@rooster Harry Lime's words echo down through the years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21h0G_gU9Tw

The Third Man 1949 Ferris Wheel Scene 3min

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Show threadUltra Verified 🇺🇦 🇬🇱Mar 18

@rooster

They high five each other for a lot less.

Extra credit for killing off someone they know for money, and top of the list for bumping off an -ex, or even grandma.

Show thread🇩🇪 🇺🇦 🇨🇦6d ago
@rooster Although it may be true... I think your assertion rather puts you in the position of having to prove the assertion.
Show threadMatt Bury5d ago
@rooster how it typically plays out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyyIrpf68SM
Silicon Valley | Chinese Factory | Gavin Belson S05E06

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