Comment by consensus1
3 days ago
It does and has done so consistently throughout human history, so I do not believe this will be any different. I couldn't care less what the shared amount of money is because it some billionaire gets another million and I get a thousand, that means I win regardless of whether or not that increases the wealth differential.
This becomes substantially less true when the billionaires transform their money into political power.
Why would that be different? It seems right now that tech billionaires are the group that is most in favor of advancing technology. What politically powerful group would it be more in my interest to hold power?
Elon Musk cares that Elon Musk benefits from policies.
He does not give a single solitary fuck about you. If you get lucky and your interests align, great. But Musk talks fairly openly about letting many humans die while a few rich elites thrive. And if you're posting on this website, you are not a rich elite.