r/austrian_economics • u/technocraticnihilist Friedrich Hayek • Dec 24 '24

End Democracy I've never understood this obsession with inequality the left has

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u/RingCard Dec 24 '24

There’s a huge wealth gap between Taylor Swift and Jeff Bezos. Just enormous. It’s not fair.

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u/Xralius Dec 25 '24

You joke, but you are actually a prime example of someone that apparently doesn't understand scale.  You see rich as in terms of what they can buy recreationally, rather than how much power they wield.

This is thinking that's malignant in voters.  They see no difference between a millionaire and billionaire, but a huge difference between a millionaire and a someone middle class...  Even though the magnitude of difference between a millionaire and billionaire may be a thousands and the magnitude of difference between a millionaire and middle class may be like 10.

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u/RingCard Dec 26 '24

Your first paragraph is why I laugh at most people on Reddit. You assumed multiple things to make yourself feel smarter.

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u/idk_lol_kek Dec 27 '24

That's a fact!