Seth Cotlar @sethcotlar.bsky.social

“This super-rich dude who seems to be good at making money doing one specific thing must also be a philosopher-king qualified to wield influence over every aspect of American society” is such a profoundly dumb, yet fairly common assumption.

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(((Eddie))) @abracadocious.bsky.social [ View ] May 10, 2024 at 12:18 UTC

And we all know what that one specific thing is.

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wallybuan0.bsky.social @wallybuan0.bsky.social [ View ] May 10, 2024 at 13:08 UTC

It’s not just an assumption, it’s foundational to US society! It’s what replaced class.

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EndoftheAisle.bsky.social @endoftheaisle.bsky.social [ View ] May 10, 2024 at 08:50 UTC

We almost always underestimate how much luck plays into a person's financial success.

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Dr. Wombat @aspyre.bsky.social [ View ] May 10, 2024 at 08:41 UTC

They're just people. Isolated weird people.

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Todd G @toddaago.bsky.social [ View ] May 10, 2024 at 10:39 UTC

Yes, but how many times have you heard people say, "If you're so smart, why aren't you rich yet?"

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AM (Amber Mitchell) @thisisam.bsky.social [ View ] May 11, 2024 at 11:10 UTC

By design.

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