Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person
by csomar on Thursday July 27, 2017 @01:06PM
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So you are saying the richest still have potential? I mean we can expect the average person around the world to be able to "yield" $500 for the richest person in this global era. That's like trillions for the worlds richest.
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Re:Jeff Bezos Surpasses Bill Gates as World's Richest Person
by yourapostasy on Thursday July 27, 2017 @01:35PM
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I don't speak for your comment's parent, but anytime I see these types of figures, it brings to mind Iain Banks' comment "Money is a sign of poverty" [1]. You'll see rants [2] against this sentiment, but I have yet to find a rant that doesn't essentially deify money. It's just a tool, and if it doesn't help us sufficiently move the needle towards greater human satisfaction (which I believe is very congruent with moving us towards post-scarcity factors), then it is upon us to find another, better tool.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Culture#Economy
[2] http://angry-economist.russnelson.com/money-is-not-a-sign-of...