• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    That’s better than a dictator who only wants to protect his own power. At least a billionaire can be bought.

      • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        I think there is a difference in mentality between people who chase power and people who chase money. Bull Gates certainly chases money, but he’s not trying to take over a country somewhere.

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            2 months ago

            Are you saying he is trying to take over the country by buying all the land? Seems like he’s just using land as an investment.

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              2 months ago

              I’m saying that buying insane amounts of agricultural land gives him and his family a permanent rent-seeking position over a basic necessity, so yeah, he is taking over a part of the world.

                • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
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                  2 months ago

                  It’s not my problem you don’t understand the concept of the “ruling class”.

                  Owning vast capital (and land is capital) does give a degree of undemocratic power over government policy.

                  But go ahead and keep letting billionaires buy up everything until we live in a feudalist society. I’m sure nothing will go wrong.

    • InFerNo@lemmy.ml
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      2 months ago

      A billionaire can’t be bought, they got billions. It’s the dictator that can be bought.

      • ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        A billionaire chases what gets them the most money. The public can manipulate them by making them lose money. A dictator wants power, which really can only be countered with mass violence.

        • WoahWoah@lemmy.world
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          2 months ago

          Musk has lost a tremendous amount of money between X and his negative effect on Tesla sales. Do you feel this has “manipulated” him into being a better person? 🤣

    • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      Is Musk doing anything to help people living in dictatorships access information? Or is this just happening in Brazil?