Thiel compared California liberalism to Saudi Arabian Wahabbism — but it was sort of a compliment

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    3 months ago

    Right. Like what are we supposed to miss? The taxes they don’t pay? The money they’ve stolen? Who cares?

    I mean “job creators” is such bunk. They harvest worker’s lives for personal gain. There’d be a rough transition period if they vanished but well… we’re used to it.

    They have this vain idea that the world would grind to a halt without them, but they’re parasites. I’m sure we’d flourish.

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      3 months ago

      These articles talk like we all aren’t already suffering day in and out. Like we’re all just say slap happy to be sharing a nation with 65 billionaires psychopaths and should be grateful for their presence. Fuck off, and take your election tampering and social engineering with you.

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      3 months ago

      It’s funny because if every billionaire disappeared, there would be no meaningful consequences beyond an initial confusion and disruption…

      If every worker decided to not work for a week? The entire economy, the stock market, supply chains… Everything would collapse!

      Without billionaires the world will carry on, barely skipping a beat. Without workers the world grinds to a halt.