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S/V Loner

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2. I think their entire life is about...

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Thu Apr 2, 2026, 10:00 PM

Apr 2

making money. Not actual making products but the focus is making money. When they get to the point they have way more money than it is possible to spend, and all the wealth adulation they need, then their focus turns to power. Not actually using power to do something good but simply the accumulation of power. At that point they combine the two, money and power, to make even more money.
It is a sickness.

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I'll never understand "ambitious" billionaires. [View all] Aristus Apr 2 OP

There are no ethical billionaires. N/t Coventina Apr 2 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Apr 2 #4

Who might that be? calimary Apr 3 #7

JB Pritzker is one too IbogaProject Apr 3 #9

you overlook blaeckfoeoess Apr 3 #17

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Trump brags about being a billionaire. Made most of it grifting off the Presidency and wants more surfered Apr 3 #24

I think their entire life is about... S/V Loner Apr 2 #2

It is a form of drmeow Apr 3 #28

It's not just what billionaires do with their money ThoughtCriminal Apr 2 #3

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They figure since they have billions of dollars Diamond_Dog Apr 2 #5

messiah complex. mopinko Apr 2 #6

Once you have more money than you will ever need, the next thing to amass is power. Marie Marie Apr 3 #8

so much money, the only thing left to buy mopinko Apr 3 #14

Or to quote the Chili Peppers Mblaze Apr 3 #10

Aristus, this is a beautiful piece of writing rhiannon55 Apr 3 #11

Thank you. Aristus Apr 3 #15

Cutizens United BurnDoubt Apr 3 #12

Addictive greed. moondust Apr 3 #13

This is beautiful. Picturelady Apr 3 #16

Thank you. Aristus Apr 3 #21

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But, none of them are sufficiently... egotistical enough. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Apr 3 #18

Wish I could rec this more than once. dickthegrouch Apr 3 #19

There is an emptiness in some people which they cannot fill nor understand. RockRaven Apr 3 #20

I love your billionaire's bucket list genxlib Apr 3 #26

I've come to believe for a long time now that after your net worth hits 7-8 figures... Wounded Bear Apr 3 #27

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