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Re:Watching Jeff Bezos Go to Space Was More Depressing Than ... by int_19h on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:29AM (#27903369)
Billionaires became billionaires by collecting economic rent from the actual wealth-producers - their employees, i.e., the rest of us. When they turn around and spend it on what's basically the tech equivalent of bling, the resentment is fully justified.
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Re:Watching Jeff Bezos Go to Space Was More Depressing Than ... by AYBABTME on Wednesday July 21, 2021 @03:38AM (#27903424)
I can totally see a justification for feeling resentment. However, deciding to indulge into resentment is a choice, probably not a conscious one most of the time, but a choice. That's what "irks" me, if you will. Arguably, my "irk" boils down to the same thing I criticize: discontent with how other people spend their energy. =P
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