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How are people irate about this?


The man who fancies himself a modern-day Sauron (yes! [1]), who says “I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible." and who wants to assemble a neo-theocracy by a wealthy elite does something.

Some people: “we do not like this”

Random internet guy: “stop disliking this guy!”

[1] https://bsky.app/profile/takedemocracyback.org/post/3lk4u55a...


People see the rich getting richer while they struggle. This is your daily reminder we live in a segregated society


Why does this bother people? Who cares? There's always going to be stratification. Has literally no impact on anyone. Is it just jealousy?


This is the CEO of Palentir, one of the more dubious or evil companies out there

The stratification has become much worse the last few decades and the trend is not showing signs of slowing. This cannot be taken out of context of the larger going ons in the US and the world. People see the kleptocracy because they are so brazen they do it right out in the open


> literally no impact on anyone

How does this make any sense in any context? An individuals actions can never have zero impact on others. The mass concentration of wealth in the hands of a few has an enormous impact on the rest of the population.


Because their riches come directly at the expense of 95-99% of people. Stop pretending like you don’t understand this.




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