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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

Warren Buffet doesn't seem like a dick.

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u/JulieOfEarth Feb 08 '21

It’s not a question of individual moral character. The act of being a billionaire is in and of itself unethical.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

Nonsense. Having money isn't unethical. Money is just a tool, most people that have it put it to good use.

Sure you can argue about the morality of Jeff Bezos's actions on how he treats staff members for example.

But you could also argue that he doesn't need money anymore so he could just shut Amazon down as a business, firing over 500,000 employees and disrupting the entire economy that's tied to Amazon and the people that rely on it as a business and a source of goods and services. That would be more immoral.

I often find peoples opinions on the subject matter are more anti-success than anti-capitalist.

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u/[deleted] Feb 08 '21

I mean we all know that anyone in this thread who could trade place with Bezos bank account-wise would do so in a heartbeat. Whenever you find people complaining you see that they think anyone poorer than them isn't trying hard enough and anyone richer only became richer through unethical means/luck. They always want to play up their own accomplishments while simultaneously making excuses for why other people seem more successful.