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[–] [email protected] 74 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Rich assholes don't write this stuff themselves. They pay other assholes to do it for them. But other than that, this is pretty much how all economy related "news" works these days.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

Also politics related "news".

[–] [email protected] 41 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Reason 1: We have all the money and control everything. We can destroy you in the blink of an eye.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

Yeah, it saddens me how routinely Putin gets away with this, signing his work.

[–] j4k3 23 points 11 months ago

Corporate media koolaid rule

[–] Viking_Hippie 18 points 11 months ago

I have a feeling that I'm going to get a lot of use out of this one, so thanks OP 😁

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

But honestly since we all have a chance at being super rich (just have to work hard, put in the hours), implementing any kind of inconveniences for becoming or staying rich is really just a tool of the lazy poor.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago

But they taste so damn good I can't stop myself

[–] clearleaf 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Inconveniencing rich assholes: The new MAGA?

How inconveniencing rich assholes is used to distract you from the real problem

"Inconveniencing rich assholes" is an oversimplification. Here's why you shouldn't even try to understand, and should just forget all about it.