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While I agree with you, I think your criticism is better directed toward capitalism, not the winners within it. This is a structural problem.

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You’re probably right! I do think our culture of praising the wealthy for handing out pennies is a huge smokescreen that avoids actual change, but you’re right that posting comments on HN is not going to do much to change public opinion.

The problem remains in any other system though. In Communism, the winners would be the politburo members instead of bigco executives.

In fact, that’s the argument for capitalism:

All of these systems suck, so let’s favor people who can lead voluntary large tribes over the politically connected, such as the politburo.

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