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Huh, who would've thunk, apparently these billionaires aren't hated because they're jerkoffs with dangerous opinions (and the money where they can endanger others), but just because they're rich and people are jealous.

I was going to cite examples, but oh well, your blinders probably have ways to dismiss them, and the easiest would be "media attack machine overblowing the issue.".

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Can you name many humans who aren't jerkoffs with dangerous opinions? I can't. "These billionaires" (which ones? seems like you mean every single one)...the real distinction is not what kind of human they are, it's what kind of agency the money provides them. They can act on their opinions, whether dangerous or not.

I didn't use the word "jealous." I think that's true in many cases, sure. But I think about 70% of the people who hate Musk have never felt jealous of him, either.

Do you think people should be allowed to be billionaires? Did you know that many of the haters don't think they should? They are fundamentally opposed to the idea of people being exceedingly rich while others are poor. If that's you, maybe it's influencing your opinions on why people hate billionaires.

I don't think I have blinders, but it's hard for me to evaluate since you made that ad hominem attack without including any details. I'm not a Musk fanboy, or an all-billionaires fanboy, I'm an internet-hater-hater. I think you (and journalists) have about as much chance at predicting the outcome of Twitter as chatGPT does.

> Can you name many humans who aren't jerkoffs with dangerous opinions?

Yes, plenty. Most people I know aren't jerkoffs with dangerous opinions.

The problem with Musk isn't that he's wealthy. The problem with Musk is his behavior.

Do you think any segment of the population would identify some of your opinions as dangerous?

Of course. For any opinion a person can possibly hold, there is someone somewhere who would consider it dangerous. But I'm excluding such outliers.

hmm...that sounds like a dangerous opinion you are holding there. Are you sure you are not a jerkoff? Not accusing, just asking. And, this has meant as a quasi-humorous post for all of you who don't quite click with humor.

Dangerous opinions are in the eyes of the beholder. Another person being a jerkoff is in the eye of the beholder. OK, not Hitler, he actually was a jerkoff.

Everyone can be a jerkoff from time to time. Some people are so more often than not. Can I be sure I'm not in the latter group? I suppose not, although I do try hard not to be. That's more than jerkoffs I've met will do.

> Do you think people should be allowed to be billionaires?

I have no issue with Bill Gates, or Warren Buffett.

> Did you know that many of the haters don't think they should?

I'd say "oh yeah, how do you know that, got citations?", but I don't really care...

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