Re:How to Earn a Billion Dollars
by joquarky on Sunday June 14, 2026 @10:28PM
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Is this not an exemplar of the slippery slope fallacy?
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no, it's not. It's math. If you make a rule that you lower the person at the top of the pile, over time, there will be nobody left to lower - everybody will be at the top of the pile.
The fact people say 1 billion is too much money, or 1 trillion is too much is something to dig into - the number is relative! 1 billion is only a lot because not many people have a billion dollars. If inflation keeps up, one day everybody will be a billionaire.