r/technology • u/DontFearTheCreaper • 20h ago
Social Media Tech CEOs who grinned behind Trump at inauguration lose billions in wake of tariffs
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-tariff-bezos-musk-zuckerberg-b2727147.html
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u/ShiraCheshire 20h ago
If you want an honest answer: It's because it's near impossible to become a billionaire without doing horrible things to obtain that money. That's not "work hard and get rewarded!" type money. Not even "Won the lottery" money. It's the kind of money you earn by stepping on everyone you work with and conning anyone who trusts you. It's the kind of money you earn though child labor, slave labor, human trafficking, and/or complete disregard for human life (the "it would cost us $5 more to make sure this mother of 4 gets her cancer treatment, so let her die" type disregard.)
There are no good billionaires because good people generally cannot become billionaires.
Imagine you live in a fantasy novel, and anyone can obtain magic powers if they just murder one thousand innocent babies. When someone asks "why are there no good wizards?" then there's your answer, a good person cannot do the things required to reach that level of power. Same thing with real life billionaires.