• corroded@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It HAS to be on purpose. Nobody can get to billionaire levels of wealth and be completely inept, right? RIGHT?

    • c0c0c0@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      Begin rich makes one feel infallible. Thinking one’s self to be infallible leads to these kinds of decisions.

    • Naia@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      Unfortunately, once you get enough money the system is designed to keep you wealthy no matter how much you fuck up.

      Like, Trump has had multiple failed companies including casinos thay failed because he had them competeing with each other.

      Yet while he’s probably not a billionaire he still has the status of “wealthy” and managed to fail into the most powerful position in government.

      Musk had more money, and therefore can fuck up way harder and still be fine. He could burn Twitter to the ground for all the effect it would have on him.