I guess you don't observe those billionaires yourself. Is it possible the cartoonish image you assume to be obvious comes through media channels and your societal bubble layers?

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GPerson an hour ago | parent | next [-]

Can we all agree the owner of X is a cartoonish goof?

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root-parent 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

HN must be the only place on the web where billionaires are propped up. 98% of you, are already in the SQL result set, of the next layoffs at your big five...

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losvedir an hour ago | parent | next [-]

"If it's worth your time to say something false, it's worth my time to correct it". I don't take a stance on who is right, but your dismissal here, which doesn't deal with the truth of the matter, is worse than both.

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broken-kebab an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

There's literally nothing in my previous commentary which "props up" anyone. The layoffs mention suggests that as someone who may lose job I must support anything said against billionaires whether correct or not. I sincerely urge you to re-visit your position cause putting political statements above facts amounts to dumbing down oneself, with a potential to become an enthusiastic koolaid drinker if you see what I mean.

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vlyan an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

the irony of you getting your panties in a bunch over being disagreed with is simply delightful. not so different than those pesky billionaires, are you?

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rowanG077 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Big difference between propping up and trying to correct an extremely naive and childish view someone has about rich people.

	▲	root-parent 16 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Your opinion is not an argument, every scientific study proving you are wrong demonstrates the truth: Maybe UC Berkeley is good enough for you? "Upper Class More Likely to Be Scofflaws Due to Greed, Study Finds" - https://vcresearch.berkeley.edu/news/upper-class-more-likely... "Does money make you mean?" - https://youtu.be/bJ8Kq1wucsk?t=311 "Wealth and the inflated self: class, entitlement, and narcissism" - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23963971/ "Multiple studies show that drivers of expensive, luxury cars are significantly less likely to yield to pedestrians at crosswalks and more prone to committing traffic violations compared to drivers of budget-friendly vehicles" - https://www.ralphaschwartzpc.com/blog/study-luxury-car-drive... "Polish millionaire apologizes after snatching signed hat from child at US Open" - https://abc7ny.com/post/video-goes-viral-polish-millionaire-... Who is naive here?

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wizzwizz4 an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

Elon Musk runs his own media channel, which he uses to depict himself like this. Many others are run by other billionaires. State-owned media like the BBC and France24 tends to paint them in a better light, perhaps out of a desire to treat their subjects charitably and without bias.