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Why do some people try to humanize the wealthy and people in positions of power? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 2 days ago by flamiera@kbin.melroy.org to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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When it has been demonstrated over and over again, how little they think of anyone beneath them.

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[–] OshaqHennessey@midwest.social 3 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Have you considered the possibility that only evil people are capable of acquiring that much power and wealth because that much power and wealth is only possible by evil means?

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Lotteries exist. Boom, disproven.

It's not even an exception, really. Being part of just the right startup at just the right time, or coming out of the right mother basically is a lottery. Meanwhile, poor mean assholes exist too.

[–] OshaqHennessey@midwest.social 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lottery winnings are paid out from a pool of money that's filled by ticket purchases; every dollar won comes from the pocket of someone who bought a ticket and lost, after the lottery company takes their cut. Even if the winners aren't exploiting the losers directly, the system itself is exploitative, and any winnings are derived from that exploitation. As the old saying goes, "the lottery is a tax on people who are bad at math."

[–] CanadaPlus@futurology.today 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Okay, but we were talking about the people themselves, so that point stands.

Sure, the system lacks.

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

Inheritance is an interesting aspect: if my grandfather stole and passed it to my father who passed it to me, I can acquire it by doing nothing.

This is not a counter-argument - it highlights that doing nothing is complicity in injustice.