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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Robert Reich—Bluesky.

  • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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    4 months ago

    You jest, but I have heard that argument a number of times in the defense of the rich, including one time from a fucking judge when he pardoned some company owner from bribery charges, “He has money, it does not make sense that he would ask for more money”. It’s also a common argument among judges and elected deputies to justify their sky high salaries. Yay, Brazil

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      4 months ago

      Here in America that’s what they initially said about Trump in 2016. Anyhow now he’s got a jet from Qatar.

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      Oh I’m well aware. I’ve heard it so many times. I believe it when I was a kid but I laugh at it now.