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That's a really good illustration but also I wanted to point out that it's not merely some people choosing to be exploitative - though there is no doubt that the likes of Zuckerberg and Bezos and the Musk are that way, ofc - but rather the system being geared to allow or even encourage thus.
e.g. Donald Trump failed at everything he did in life, and according to one analysis would have "made" 8x more money ๐ฐ if he had simply left it in the bank ๐ค untouched by all his various bankruptcies, including somehow casinos that are basically money printers ๐จ๏ธ.
They played the game sure, but someone made the game, and we all choose to watch it happen and do next to nothing about it.