Wanted to ask for a citation on that last paragraph. I'd be very interested to read more first-hand accounts about what you're talking about.
Re:Facebook, Libra, and the Long Game
by splintercell on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @12:29AM
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> Look at stories about nouveau rich not being taken seriously.
Yeah because there are actual differences between new rich and the old rich.
You think destroying bank records will remove the power inequality from the system? Good luck with that, kid.
Power has money, but money isn't power. It's the table scraps the rest of us chase after. It's also why you can tax the rich all you want and it won't take their power away. The transactions that truly matter to them aren't usually denominated in dollars. Cash is Plan B at best.
Don't believe me? Look at stories about nouveau rich not being taken seriously. You have to work your butts off to get your kids taken seriously (if you aren't lucky or fast enough, your grandkids, assuming your kids haven't blown their inheritance by then). You don't know anybody, and you don't have anything they need. All you have is money.
Trump talked about this every time he filed for bankruptcy. I'm sure his buddies would have preferred he kept his big mouth shut.