• Echo Dot@feddit.uk
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    5 hours ago

    What you’re after is a bit of socialism.

    We don’t have to kill all the millionaires and billionaires, they are just required to contribute to the world more than they take, as long as they do that they can have their luxury yachts.

    The problem is almost none of them actually do contribute anything to the world and most of the ones that do contribute things that the world doesn’t want. Elon Musk contributes a lot of electric cars to the world, which would be a good thing, it’s just a shame they’re all dangerous killing machines.

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      1 hour ago

      Elon Musk actively hinders his companies from succeeding. People need to stop glorifying his involvement in companies he paid to have his name on.

      • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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        27 minutes ago

        Really sucks he sullied the name of Tesla because of exactly this. He didn’t found the company, only bought his way into it. I got a man crush for Nikola Tesla, and Elon fucked his name up!

    • Socialism_Everyday@reddthat.com
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      2 hours ago

      they are just required to contribute to the world more than they take

      They wouldn’t be millionaires or billionaires then. You don’t get millionaire without appropriating the labor of others.

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        29 minutes ago

        Hard disagree. My mom is a working class socialist and a millionaire.

        Edit to add: million ain’t as big as it used to be.