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The people that are billionaires aren't inherently evil. Having power and wealth makes people want to increase the power and wealth. If the system isn't removed, people will still become billionaires and become assholes. Organizing strikes and resisting is much more effective at removing billionaires than killing the symptoms of the system.
oh yes, many are
I would just like to note Mark Suckerberg as an example
The musk example happened after he got fame and wealth.
The Suckerberg example probably stems from his environment encouraging objectification at that time, thus making the platform very popular.
I would call the early idea of Facebook morally questionable but not evil in itself
i don't see how that matters
oh and then there's the whole social media pushing rage and misinformation thing. add that to the list.
Musk wouldn't really have been this evil without wealth and power. Without it he would probably have been a common "weirdo" because of his abusive father but not a danger to minorities in general
I sure would love to see some examples of the not evil billionaires you've mentioned.
Not what I meant, the aspect of having immense power and wealth makes evil decisions logical. I am trying to say that they are not evil from the start but that the capital is evil and turning them evil to achieve more profit and power
you know what, that might actually be. i remember reading sth along the lines of "the heavy burden of the crown" from old stories. when a king was crowned, their behavior could become significantly more grim. burden of the crown.
People who get high level of influence, wealth or power over others are more inclined to do morally incorrect things to increase or keep these things. It has been visible in history a lot and makes things make more sense further than just calling individuals evil or incompetent.
Materialism kinda follows this basic concept. Everything has an influence on the behavior and decisions of people or states. It is rarely individuals deciding to be evil or morally bad but their position or the general environment encouraging these decisions