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Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - zqwerty - 01-08-2025
Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/19/business/trillionaire-net-worth-oxfam-report
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - Lilith7 - 01-08-2025
(01-08-2025, 01:58 PM)zqwerty Wrote: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/01/19/business/trillionaire-net-worth-oxfam-report
WHY? Why does anyone want Far Too Much money?
There's something deeply unattractive about greed. Those who are ultra wealthy should be deeply ashamed, but it seems that they lack the sensitivity to comprehend the repulsiveness of sheer greed.
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - Oh_hunnihunni - 01-08-2025
I am convinced it is a mental illness. Hoarding on a grand scale. Poor bastards need meds and some serious counselling.
At their expense.
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - heisenberg - 02-08-2025
good on them
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - Lilith7 - 02-08-2025
(01-08-2025, 09:22 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: I am convinced it is a mental illness. Hoarding on a grand scale. Poor bastards need meds and some serious counselling.
At their expense.
I suspect that's it. A quick google brought up these which support the idea - maybe we should be teaching schoolkids about the dangers of greed.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/shift-mind/200812/looking-greed-addictive-dysfunction
https://truthout.org/articles/greed-as-a-mental-health-disorder/
https://www.reddit.com/r/changemyview/comments/1q992s/i_believe_greed_is_a_form_of_mental_illness_cmv/
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - heisenberg - 02-08-2025
(Yesterday, 11:07 AM)Lilith7 Wrote:(01-08-2025, 09:22 PM)Oh_hunnihunni Wrote: I am convinced it is a mental illness. Hoarding on a grand scale. Poor bastards need meds and some serious counselling.
At their expense.
I suspect that's it. A quick google brought up these which support the idea - maybe we should be teaching schoolkids about the dangers of greed.
be better to teach them how to earn a living
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - Lilith7 - 02-08-2025
(9 hours ago)heisenberg Wrote:(Yesterday, 11:07 AM)Lilith7 Wrote: I suspect that's it. A quick google brought up these which support the idea - maybe we should be teaching schoolkids about the dangers of greed.
be better to teach them how to earn a living
That'd be an excellent idea - if there were enough jobs. Shame this govt did away with so many eh...
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - heisenberg - 02-08-2025
(8 hours ago)Lilith7 Wrote:(9 hours ago)heisenberg Wrote: be better to teach them how to earn a living
That'd be an excellent idea - if there were enough jobs. Shame this govt did away with so many eh...
pity the previous government pissed away all the money eh
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - Lilith7 - 02-08-2025
(8 hours ago)heisenberg Wrote:(8 hours ago)Lilith7 Wrote: That'd be an excellent idea - if there were enough jobs. Shame this govt did away with so many eh...
pity the previous government pissed away all the money eh
Hardly fair when there've been several govts doing that..starting with the one in which blardyRogerblardyDouglas was involved.
RE: Get ready for the world’s first trillionaires - harm_less - 02-08-2025
(8 hours ago)heisenberg Wrote:But Luxon and co keep telling us the country is getting 'back on track'. Does this data really support Luxon's rhetoric: https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/library-research-papers/monthly-economic-review/monthly-economic-review-february-2025/(8 hours ago)Lilith7 Wrote: That'd be an excellent idea - if there were enough jobs. Shame this govt did away with so many eh...
pity the previous government pissed away all the money eh
The domestic economy is in the doldrums and the cream of our working age population are heading out of NZ in droves.
Oh, and the repeated blame of the previous government for NZ's failing fortunes, and whatever ailment of the day is topical, by limp Luxon and Nicky No Boats is well passed its use by date.