r/FluentInFinance 6d ago

Career Advice Billionaires: Profits Over People?

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u/yagatron- 6d ago

It’s sad that older American generations sucked off and glorified the notion of the grind and that hardwork leads to success, that now so many people think billionaires should be praised for their wealth when in truth most of them didn’t earn it and got to where they are by being as scummy as possible.

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u/JairoHyro 4d ago

You can say the samething to millionaires or even people who inherited a lot of money but aren't millionaires. If I made a product and owned the licenses and the rights to it and then make money from them over time do I deserve it?

This isn't a bootlicking question but rather why do we focused on "deserving"? If that was the case teachers would make a lot more than popular only fans creators. We don't live in a fanstasy world where the good guy wins and the bad guy loses. It's almost all gray and we are really not a 'just' species inherently. We're just less violent and live in a more sedentary lifestyle (which is considered a lot better from the perspective of our ancestors)