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[–] 15 points 1 day ago (8 children)
  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (7 children)

    Are you genuinely attributing your sense of life dissatisfaction to the fact that billionaires haven't died or been killed yet or are you just saying the popular thing for applause?

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    If it were not for dicks like them the world and by extension my world would be better. They should not exist. That simple. I don't care for applause, and I do enjoy being a sark.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (4 children)

    Okay, so, billionaires all die, totally intestate, tomorrow. Believe it or not, you're going to have about the same week you otherwise would have, and, if you put aside the implications of something magical happening, some reduction to global government debts will be the main long-term divergence in the West.

    Basically, I don't believe you. I guess I believe you believe this.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

    Your prerogative. But trust me this week, next week, any week if they started dying/disappearing, feeling immoral and threatened enough to make the world a better place it would make me happier. I will believe exactly what i want to believe. However next time ill answer ...i need more money, or my dogs ill to pacify those who are not happy with how i answer and fancy telling me how i feel.

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  • [–] -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 child)

    The actual scenario was that they're all dead at once. Like, sure, maybe you'll be glad about that. It's not going to be a drip feed of billionare liveleak videos to brighten your days, though; you still have real life to deal with.

    You can't really clutch pearls about just being questioned, in this context. You want someone dead - no, you think it will make you truly happy in general - you better be able to justify it.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago

    Basically, I don’t believe you. I guess I believe you believe this.

    Billionaires are intricately and dominantly involved with late-stage capitalism, which is making all our lives worse in countless ways. If they did indeed disappear and weren't quickly replaced, then at least there's a chance better legislation and regulatory structures could be firmed up to slow future billionaires down.

    The commenter above's wish makes sense to me.

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