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Anon makes up a word (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 years ago by [M] to c/greentext@sh.itjust.works
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[–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Sounds like a teacher that hadn't yet learned that you never stop learning. Was probably going off an outdated list and didn't realize his fun fact had an expiry date on it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    This person had a very static view of the world, but I'm not sure the Waltons were ever that rich. Sure, Walmart is a huge chain, but there are bigger industries then retail.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    You're right, a number of them have individually risen decently high on the list, even at the same time, but the family has never dominated it like the original statement said.

    This is actually news to me, too, because I was under the impression that there had been a time period where the Waltons' wealth dominated most others, either before Gates rose to the top, or maybe with him in the top spot but then cleaning up most of the rest of the top 10 list.

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