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Re:How to get rich without getting lucky (2018) by RickJWagner on Thursday June 06, 2019 @10:34PM (#20121180)
"when journalists attack rich people, or attack the technology industry, they’re really bidding for status"

There's a lot of that going on these days.

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Re:How to get rich without getting lucky (2018) by wwweston on Friday June 07, 2019 @01:41AM (#20121938)
Yep. In fact, when rich technologists fire back with comments like his, they are also bidding for status.

(Or, more politely, engaging in a public conversation about values.)

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Re:How to get rich without getting lucky (2018) by JauntyHatAngle on Friday June 07, 2019 @02:55AM (#20122237)
It's also an argument that reduces any valid criticism into tribalism.

It's a dangerous statement to make.

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