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[–] spittingimage 34 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Assassinate the other billionaires. I genuinely believe billionaires are the source of all the biggest problems the planet has right now.

[–] weeeeum 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Someone is simply going to take their place. The problem isn't the billionaires themselves, its the system.

[–] spittingimage 19 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We can do a lot more to change the system without a bunch of over-moneyed under-principled techbros trying to stop us.

[–] Cocodapuf 2 points 1 week ago

But if we do that today, what do we do tomorrow? When someone someone else takes that vacant CEO position and starts receiving that ludicrous salary, what then?

If you killed every billionaire every month, they probably wouldn't have time to seriously affect society, but then I suspect we'd have other problems. I have a feeling that would produce some negative outcomes for the economy and general quality of life.

[–] Wooki 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You're just worried about the loud ones who are usually loud because they aren't rich. Its the quiet really rich ones you need to worry about

[–] spittingimage 2 points 1 week ago

Fair. The techbros are emblematic of the problem, but it extends far outside the tech industry.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

No.

Peter Thiel isn’t quiet. Egghead man isn’t quiet.

[–] surph_ninja 1 points 1 week ago

Not if you pick off each new billionaire.

[–] surph_ninja 4 points 1 week ago

Exactly what I came here to say. Hire a group, and tell them to start at the top of the Forbes list and work their way down. Send anonymous letters to media outlets that surrendering their wealth is the only way to save their lives.

It would dramatically improve the quality of living on this planet within 3 months.