• CanadaPlus@lemmy.sdf.org
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    22 hours ago

    Okay, so, billionaires all die, totally intestate, tomorrow. Believe it or not, you’re going to have about the same week you otherwise would have, and, if you put aside the implications of something magical happening, some reduction to global government debts will be the main long-term divergence in the West.

    Basically, I don’t believe you. I guess I believe you believe this.

    • Cherry@piefed.social
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      21 hours ago

      Your prerogative. But trust me this week, next week, any week if they started dying/disappearing, feeling immoral and threatened enough to make the world a better place it would make me happier. I will believe exactly what i want to believe. However next time ill answer …i need more money, or my dogs ill to pacify those who are not happy with how i answer and fancy telling me how i feel.

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        19 hours ago

        The actual scenario was that they’re all dead at once. Like, sure, maybe you’ll be glad about that. It’s not going to be a drip feed of billionare liveleak videos to brighten your days, though; you still have real life to deal with.

        You can’t really clutch pearls about just being questioned, in this context. You want someone dead - no, you think it will make you truly happy in general - you better be able to justify it.

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          19 hours ago

          There is no context. It can be a big question or a little one. I get pissed off and unhappy at the state of the world and billionaire arseholes are contributing a lot to the fact.

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      15 hours ago

      Basically, I don’t believe you. I guess I believe you believe this.

      Billionaires are intricately and dominantly involved with late-stage capitalism, which is making all our lives worse in countless ways. If they did indeed disappear and weren’t quickly replaced, then at least there’s a chance better legislation and regulatory structures could be firmed up to slow future billionaires down.

      The commenter above’s wish makes sense to me.