Why We March
Vilifying billionaires is popular. Losing them is expensive. Most made their fortunes building companies that employ thousands and solve real problems. Their wealth is largely stock in those companies, not vaults of cash.
California benefits enormously when entrepreneurs choose to build here. We’re currently watching them leave.
The Billionaire Tax Act has already pushed the founders of Google to leave the state, taking their economic contributions with them. By taxing unrealized gains and voting shares, the act would make it difficult for founders to retain control of their startups.
We say that *everyone* should be a billionaire.
the economics understander has logged on
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Beat me to it lol.
wait those were asterisks? i automatically assumed they were quotes and the tweet was being “honest”
Calling it: this bloke is a marketing student studying for an MBA and one of his set tasks is to sell an unpopular viewpoint.
Photographed is Garry Tan, CEO of Y Combinator. From https://missionlocal.org/2024/01/garry-tan-death-wish-sf-supervisors/
District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, whom Tan has pledged $50,000 to unseat through a “Dump Dean” effort, called Tan “toxic and hateful” and asked whether Tan “wants me to die because I stop evictions, house homeless families, and tax the rich?”
What an absolute fucking charmer.
District 5 Supervisor Dean Preston, whom Tan has pledged $50,000 to unseat through a “Dump Dean” effort, called Tan “toxic and hateful” and asked whether Tan “wants me to die because I stop evictions, house homeless families, and tax the rich?”
he does, he does
It does give me an idea though.
The balls to list Jeff Bezos as somebody who hasn’t done any wrongdoing. He “Didn’t steal from you.” and “Built a store where you can get nearly anything delivered to your doorstep, tomorrow.” from somebody who hasn’t worked in those fucking warehouses. They stole 6 years of my life and denied me the college tuition they promised. I got yanked along and called a hero and never got any of the help they promised when I signed up.
“Didn’t steal from you” Fuck off.
everyone should be a billionaire
Cool, so you’re fine with wealth distribution right?
Hyperinflation go brrrr
Actually, I’m for this. Make chuds be the ones constantly explaining and on the defensive. It ain’t the 2000s anymore so their “happy porks = utopia. Basic economics librul” isn’t as powerful.
Every “populist” turns into the smuggest, most insufferable technocrat when we discuss economics. Let them be the ones appealing to “I’m the expert, trust the (social) science!” or “it’s complicated, you wouldn’t understand.”
Chuds “fucking love economics” the same way they accuse us of “fucking loving science”. Let us be the anti-intellectuals making the short, quippy arguments they have to spend walls of text explaining.
Astroturfing is the deceptive practice of hiding the sponsors of an orchestrated message or organization to make it appear as though it originates from, and is supported by, unsolicited grassroots participants.
Zohran’s campaign made a grave mistake in not trademarking his colorscheme and font. Also, I would like to draw attention to Garry Tan’s bookshelf. If you ever see Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Nick Bostrom and a Boom Supersonic sticker on someone’s bookshelf, running away is your best course of action.
running away is your best course of action.
Counterpoint:
running away is your best course of action.
But first:
If you ever see Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Nick Bostrom and a Boom Supersonic sticker on someone’s bookshelf, running away is your best course of action.
Garry Tan, Hellglazer :kelly:
#notallbillionaires
When you’re definitely not terrified the working class will gain consciousness
we may have to start making excuses for the lack of terror
I’m tempted to make something like this, a professional suck up company, invite lots of bourgeois wealth, then do a sudden heel turn.
It would be really funny if someone gathered a bunch of billionaires in one place and then
The route will be 1602 feet long and begin at the Santa Monica pier
I saw that yesterday and I assumed it was viral marketing.
Call me when it’s a March ON Billionaires
What makes you say this isn’t a bit?
It at least seems like the usual weirdos are taking it seriously.
The most gullible people on the planet believing it isn’t a useful datapoint imo
Literally just “let’s have no government and we will do whatever we want!”
Who’s going to fill that power vacuum?!
WHO’S GOING TO FILL THAT POWER VACUUM?!?
Ideology of a five year old child upset about bedtime
Something something everyone twelve.
“Rules are lame! I should just get to do whatever I want!” Of course you think that, you’re twelve!
I mean, it is if they all show up and march.
“Umm teacher, you forgot to give us homework” energy.
Poe’s Law comes into play when there is nothing clearly marking it as satire.
