Its clearly sarcastic, does that mean it needs an /s?

Original comment was definitely a Poe's Law contender. Hacker News, despite its "gratify curiosity" motto, has never strayed far from its Silicon Valley VC roots, and so these comment threads are brimming with corporation lovers: tech money, people adjacent to tech money, and people who simp for tech money in the hopes that they might be given a slice someday.

Or a retiree with an investment based pension.

Half of stocks are owned by pensions. The overwhelming majority of that half is owned by a small segment of privileged individuals

TIL people with a pension are privileged individuals.

40% of Americans 65+ only source of income is social security. The trend is increasing.

So 60% have some kind of investment income.

Yes retirees get hurt but you have to understand that these retirees are benefiting from exploitation. Also, they are trying to pretend that there won't be a shortage of workers in 20-30 years as the population gets older.