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i tweetd about how ppl who've launched themselves up a tier in wealth tend to have a bunch of better qualities (mentioning other factors are at play too!) and i dont think ive had my mentions so full of people acting like i said something totally different before

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Dec 21, 2021

they're responding like i said ALL RICH PEOPLE ARE FLAWLESS AND GOT RICH BY WORKING THEMSELVES UP OUT OF MUD HUTS AND ALSO POOR PEOPLE DONT DESERVE HEALTHCARE OR SHELTER AND ALSO I PERSONALLY HAVE NEVER WORKED A MANUAL LABOR JOB IN CASE YOU WERE WONDERING

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@Aella_Girl

although i do unironically believe most ppl who launched themselves up a tier in wealth did so by helping a ton of people. I generally like capitalism and this is why - ppl get rich by providing value for others. (Ofc artificial market constraints often fuck this up)

7:36 AM · Dec 21, 2021

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Multiple people screeching in that thread like “Why do you think Elon is god?” and I’m like “No…I said good”

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I think capitalism will live more and more from its anomalies. Like exploiting glitches in a PC game. I honestly think it was a mistake to base an economical system solely on profit. (Or define business as an entity that generates profit). I see the biggest problem in

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"better than you" is a loaded term and concept for warm culture. Curious if you knew the shit storm was incoming when you posted. Usually you're brilliant and insightful, but sometimes seem to have a Blindspot when it comes to "what triggers is a culture war trigger".

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I think the dissonance comes from becoming "never have to work again" rich through honest work vs "being the richest person on the planet by taking toilet brakes away from your workers" rich. You don't become richest person on the planet being a good person through and through.

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Aella

@Aella_Girl

Dec 21, 2021

what do you think 'making money off people' is? Assuming it's voluntary; they decided to give you money of their own free will in order to get something, and presumably they decided the thing they got was better to have than the money they parted with

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I think you're right, rich people are probably smarter and harder working than average. But there is so much luck in success. Better to have an IQ of 115 and found google than have an IQ of 145 and found duck duck go.

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Helping people or exploiting them? I genuinely think you do not understand capitalism.

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One or two tiers, I’m likely to agree. Many tiers, those people tend to be sociopaths