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What are people never ever ready for? (kbin.melroy.org)

submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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True spicy unpopular opinions. There's just something about them that always gets people riled up and they always feel that they've got to attack it because they're emotionally charged.

And no I'm not talking about unpopular opinions made for edgy purposes like "DEM *****S SHOULD BE BACK IN PLANTATION!" shit. I'm talking more thought out, articulative kinds and opinions that just come out of someone's belief against the major tide of the hivemind.

I've spoken of opinions on Reddit, on here, on Facebook and a couple of other platforms. Everytime it's the same thing, people are attacking it and unable to engage in a discussion. They always assume I'm just here to listen to myself talk and just looking for people to only agree with me.

I don't give a fuck whether or not you agree with me. Opinions aren't facts or anything. But I don't have the patience for emotionally-charged people that's going to come on in and just throw down for no reason.

So I think nobody is ready to handle these kinds of thoughts.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) (1 children)

Warren buffet owns a lot of the stuff you use. Without him, you would pay considerably less for what you‘re doing.

That's quite a leap! An apple device would be cheaper if apple's ownership was more diluted to the point Warren Buffet is no longer a billionair?

The rest of your argument seems to be build on this false premise.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 21 hours ago

I dont have time to go in turns with you. I suggest you read books.

The stock market is a study topic and not something to discuss in a social media thread. In short, yes. If apple makes 100b$ profit (which is bad as well and makes you poorer) you want that profit shared among as many people as possible, not one person. The effect of billionaires is the same as of any power centralization. The more power you have the easier you can grow it since you can make markets bend to your will (e.g. lobbying).