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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 13 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] krashmo@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

It really is insane to me that in all the world there's only been one guy (Luigi, allegedly) bold enough to do something about this absurd level of inequality. Think about how many people get murdered for such petty reasons every day, and yet we all look at a few dozen people sitting on literal mountains of cash while thousands of people starve to death and all we do is shrug or wag a finger. Statistically you would expect at least a handful of people to have the right combination of fury and lack of self preservation instincts to take a shot at them and yet here we are. What a wild place to live this planet is.

[–] bagsy@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago

I wonder about his too. It makes ponder what the end game is for removing healthcare from so many people. Are they trying to make people desperate and angry, or are they simply greedy with no empathy or forsight?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 2 points 13 hours ago

There have been a few others, but we don't remember them because they failed.

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 15 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Don't dis Oxfam, they're doing what's important here, even if it seems obviously pointless in this context.

Timed for the opening of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Oxfam's report revealed global billionaire fortunes jumped 16% in 2025 to $18.3 trillion, extending an 81% rise since 2020. These gains occurred even as one in four people worldwide struggle to eat regularly and nearly half the global population live in poverty.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

Oxfam putting numbers to what we all know. At least someone is keeping track.

[–] bravesilvernest@lemmy.ml 19 points 18 hours ago

*warns a bunch of billionaires

[–] MagnificentSteiner@lemmy.zip 10 points 18 hours ago

I think Davos are the last people they need to warn...

[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 8 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Peak implies it's going back down at some point

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 0 points 15 hours ago (1 children)
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago

I fucking wish

[–] Eternal192@anarchist.nexus 3 points 18 hours ago

Just wasting air, all of them...

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 1 points 15 hours ago

Decentralized royalty.