Jimbel comments on While millions face cuts, superyacht sales are somehow exploding

[–] Jimbel@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Yep. People can only be wealthy if the wealth is not distributed evenly.

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[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

That is not true. That is the Zero Sum Game Theory they're playing where one party takes all. What we need is to think more along the lines of Positive Sum, where all parties can win. Otherwise we're just perpetuating a cycle of false scarcity and hoarding.

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[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

The problem is that the sum is positive, limited (with changing limits), and unknown. Everyone can benefit, but you can't have everyone do better you still get everything you could possibly want. But you can get everything you could possibly want by keeping others from having enough, and since you can't know the limit you can't easily be held accountable

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[–] Jimbel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

Yeah true. But this changes nothing of my statement. Beeing rich is only possible in comparison to others. If someone is rich this means he has more money and power than others do. If all people have the same amount as you, then you are not rich.

Thats why dictators/oligarchs/etc. also prevent others from becoming too powerfull. It is about beeing mighty and to be mighty is to have power over other people.