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Extreme wealth has a deadening effect on the super-rich – and that threatens us all
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 24 Jul 2024
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In the past, religion was somewhat of an outlet. If you were ridiculously wealthy you tended to get yourself a monastery of monks praying for your soul, or you might build a temple or a church so that the commoners bless you as a benefactor. Alternatively, the ancien régime also had the concept of noblesse oblige, that their privilege had some kind of reciprocating component, to take care of your lessers. But most of our ultra rich are basically untethered from reality. There are some notable exceptions, but nowhere near the rule.
If the rich only understood this. We keep having to bash their heads in with rocks every few centuries because they keep forgetting.
Here I am thinking I'll hire my buddy as an ornamental hermit if I gain massive amounts of wealth.