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[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That I can understand, but why use that power for evil while they could do so much good? It's not even as if they stand to gain anything by it. I suppose my thought patterns are simply wholly incompatible with theirs. If I somehow inherited a billion I would try to use that as a force of good, setting up new charities or pretty much whatever else. I suppose McKenzie Scott is an example of how it should be. There are others as well but they're definitely the exception to the rule.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Well obviously they're the good guys in their heads, 'saving humanity from the evil something's. That their wealth distorted their worldview doesn't even come to mind, and differing opinions are just misinformed.

I am a successful billionaire I must be right, everybody who opposes me is just wrong, my wealth is the proof that I am superior and should dominate the people of the world and why shouldn't I, I am a billionaire so I have to be right, since I am so superior.