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[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Steps:

  1. be (usually born) rich
  2. have an agenda
  3. use your wealth to accomplish it
  4. lie, cheat, steal, do whatever you have to in order to "win"

Did I leave anything out? :-P

[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You forgot step 5: once you have won, change the rules so nobody else can play anymore

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Damn, now I'll never be a billionaire! 😂

[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Eh, you're still on time. Wait (checks papers) no, sorry you aren't. They just changed the rules.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's okay, I'll live.

Wait no, I just checked the rules, none of us will. Oh well.

Carpe diem baby! :-D

[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Okay (1) FUCK YEAH, but also (5) did you just change the rules there - are you a billionaire? Or just (d) viva la vida loca:-P.

[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

I'm sure the moment I were to become a billionaire people would finally pull out the guillotines.

[–] OpenStars@discuss.online 1 points 2 years ago

Nah. Except yeah, probably. People aren't great at handling subtleties - e.g. "tax the wealth" becomes "kill the billionaires", as if the taxation part wasn't the point, or the fact that actual trillionaires exist is somehow not relevant, etc. It's easier to shoehorn facts into what people already want to do:-P.

[–] mokus@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Cosmicomical@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I said carpe? Sorry i meant carpet