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Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad? by adrianN on Saturday August 08, 2026 @01:37PM (#49223956)
Well somebody is still making things and presumably selling them. So you could tax them and redistribute the money
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Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad? by ryanbrunner on Saturday August 08, 2026 @11:45PM (#49228255)
In this hypothetical, at that point, those people are going to be literal no exaggeration oligarchs (arguably they are now) - just saying they should give up what would amount to a large percentage of their wealth isn't going to go over well.
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Re:Why is Everyone in Tech so sad? by ShinyLeftPad on Monday August 10, 2026 @04:03AM (#49240721)
Won't go over well? I'm sure it will. Just not with them
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