▲ 1231 ▼ A message from the activist group Everyone Hates Elon: “If you have a trillion dollars in a world where children are starving, you're not a visionary, you're just a cunt” (cdn.social.linux.pizza) submitted 1 month ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world 151 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] SecretiveSailor@lemmy.world -78 points 1 month ago (8 children) I don't think millionaires in USA are the reason why kids in Africa are starving permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 16 child comments replies: [–] Fluke@feddit.uk 47 points 1 month ago Then I have some terrible news for you.... Millionaires in the USA and elsewhere are pretty much exactly why kids in Africa are starving (to death, lest the implied goes unnoticed.) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 month ago I don't think Should have stopped there. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Crit@lemmy.wtf 29 points 1 month ago (1 child) you might want to look up "colonization", the British, Spanish, Portuguese, etc colonized much of Africa, drained it of resources, then that same wealth made its way to the US which was also a British colony after they killed and stole the land from the natives. Colonizers who then min maxed it by going all in on slavery, then when the motherland was asking for too much in taxes from their profits they broke away. The US was built with blood and money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago* 'Cause free labor's the cornerstone of US economics, 'cause slavery was abolished. Unless you are in prison. You think I am bullshittin then read the 13th Amendment. Involuntary servitude and slavery it prohibits, that's why they givin' drug offenders time in double digits. permalink fedilink source parent [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago (1 child) Thing is we're talking about trillionaires now, not millionaires. It might feel like they're pretty close right? Since it's million -> billion -> trillion it means that if you have a million dollars you're about 1/3 of the way to being a trillionaire right? No, you'd be 0.0001% of the way there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rakudjo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child) Just to reframe it: 1 Trillion = 1,000,000 Million. 1 Million Million. 1 Million². If you're a millionaire, why haven't you just done it a million more times? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago A trillionaire sees a millionaire in the same way a millionaire sees someone with a net worth of... 1$ permalink fedilink source parent [–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 16 points 1 month ago that's fine, I forgive you for being wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 12 points 1 month ago You would be wrong. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Akh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Millionaires, no, but billionaires, yeah probably. permalink fedilink source parent [+] Photonic@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 47 points 1 month ago Then I have some terrible news for you.... Millionaires in the USA and elsewhere are pretty much exactly why kids in Africa are starving (to death, lest the implied goes unnoticed.) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 41 points 1 month ago I don't think Should have stopped there. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Crit@lemmy.wtf 29 points 1 month ago (1 child) you might want to look up "colonization", the British, Spanish, Portuguese, etc colonized much of Africa, drained it of resources, then that same wealth made its way to the US which was also a British colony after they killed and stole the land from the natives. Colonizers who then min maxed it by going all in on slavery, then when the motherland was asking for too much in taxes from their profits they broke away. The US was built with blood and money. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] nomy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago* 'Cause free labor's the cornerstone of US economics, 'cause slavery was abolished. Unless you are in prison. You think I am bullshittin then read the 13th Amendment. Involuntary servitude and slavery it prohibits, that's why they givin' drug offenders time in double digits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nomy@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 month ago* 'Cause free labor's the cornerstone of US economics, 'cause slavery was abolished. Unless you are in prison. You think I am bullshittin then read the 13th Amendment. Involuntary servitude and slavery it prohibits, that's why they givin' drug offenders time in double digits. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 1 month ago (1 child) Thing is we're talking about trillionaires now, not millionaires. It might feel like they're pretty close right? Since it's million -> billion -> trillion it means that if you have a million dollars you're about 1/3 of the way to being a trillionaire right? No, you'd be 0.0001% of the way there. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Rakudjo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child) Just to reframe it: 1 Trillion = 1,000,000 Million. 1 Million Million. 1 Million². If you're a millionaire, why haven't you just done it a million more times? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago A trillionaire sees a millionaire in the same way a millionaire sees someone with a net worth of... 1$ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rakudjo@lemmy.world 1 point 1 month ago* (1 child) Just to reframe it: 1 Trillion = 1,000,000 Million. 1 Million Million. 1 Million². If you're a millionaire, why haven't you just done it a million more times? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago A trillionaire sees a millionaire in the same way a millionaire sees someone with a net worth of... 1$ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago A trillionaire sees a millionaire in the same way a millionaire sees someone with a net worth of... 1$ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 16 points 1 month ago that's fine, I forgive you for being wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 12 points 1 month ago You would be wrong. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Akh@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago Millionaires, no, but billionaires, yeah probably. permalink fedilink source parent