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      • The Giant Korean@lemmy.world
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        Why? They’re either born with the money or make the money, but either way the money has turned them into terrible people.

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          I’d argue that you have to be horrible already to have loads of money. Any reasonably good person would be using their excess wealth for a good cause rather than building ego rockets.

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            1 year ago

            Money = power, and power corrupts. I’m sure there are some people who are horrible before they become wealthy, but I think money (and power) has a way of blunting peoples’ empathy.

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      No. Assholes are assholes, and Elon is just an asshole with money.

      Compare this man child to a billionaire like Yvon Chouinard, founder of the company Patagonia, and you’ll understand that money doesn’t change good people.