jackiemeaiii@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 months agoPoor people won't work hard if they aren't scared of debt, poverty, and homelessness? Then why would billionaires work hard?lemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1357arrow-down10
arrow-up1357arrow-down1imagePoor people won't work hard if they aren't scared of debt, poverty, and homelessness? Then why would billionaires work hard?lemmy.blahaj.zonejackiemeaiii@lemmy.blahaj.zone to 196@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 months agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squarepearable@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up17·2 months agoBecause billionaires are morally good, hard working, and smart. If a poor person was all those things they wouldn’t be poor /s
minus-squareClent@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoSocial Darwinism never went away, we just stopped talking about it. One might argue it’s an ingrained aspect of western civilization and beyond.
minus-squareDragonTypeWyvern@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoCue the enduring popularity on Reddit and Reddit clones for Idiocracy.
minus-squaregrrgyle@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoThat just sounds like the divine right of kings with extra steps
Because billionaires are morally good, hard working, and smart. If a poor person was all those things they wouldn’t be poor /s
Social Darwinism never went away, we just stopped talking about it. One might argue it’s an ingrained aspect of western civilization and beyond.
Cue the enduring popularity on Reddit and Reddit clones for Idiocracy.
That just sounds like the divine right of kings with extra steps