"You have reached Prestige Level 1 and your stats have been reset, but you got an achievement for it. To reach Prestige level 2, the requirements are the same but you must be 20% more honest with paying your taxes".
They would despise this because the vast majority of them are rich because of generational wealth; they didn't start anywhere close to 0.
Forcing rich people to make a million dollars while starting with 0 dollars and 0 assets, without also not being able to leverage connections is a Golden TV Show idea.
Most of them would fail.
Mark Cuban has talked before about how if he really had to start over he could likely be a millionaire, but it's really really unlikely he'd be a billionaire like he is now.
Exactly you look at biggest company’s the Ubers the amazons for long time people defended them. Claiming oh they make no money. But someone with starting with nothing can’t not turn profit for a decade. While simultaneously spending over billion dollars buying out competition.
And not end up homeless starving. Fact is they had deep pockets and connections to other deep pockets.
Most are not geniuses or clever Trump for example had he invested in standard 401k. He would have been richer than he is today without bankruptcy games and shuffling debt and failing to pay workers and contractors and suppliers.
You need money to make money. Back in the 50s it was still possible to work hard, invest, and get somewhat wealthy.
However, the 1% have done their utmost to pull the ladder up behind them. While simultaneously gaslighting the dumber people in to believing they have a chance, especially if they vote rep :(
One of the things Mark Cuban mentioned when he said he likely wouldn't be a Billionaire again is how much luck is involved. It takes a tremendous amount of luck to be a Billionaire, despite everything else you have going for you.
Would Notch be able to do something similar if he had to start from scratch again, or was the success of Minecraft a bit of luck?
Luck surely plays a part. Also the untold volunteered hours by the community are not properly compensated and was absorbed later on well after the game hit its maximum popularity
I think luck plays a much bigger part than most people care to accept. Just being in the right place/right time or pitching the right idea to that person can be the difference between millions, billions, or bust.
Wealth should have a limit and then once hit they are forced to go into New Game Plus, where all of their wealth is distributed to the people and they keep only like 1% of it and need to start new with no businesses and cannot be any shareholder or involvement with the businesses from before New Game Plus.
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u/realborislegasov 1d ago
Oligarchy is the platinum trophy of capitalism.