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points by bluefirebrand 4 days ago | 0 comments

> You might not care about that if that’s 1000x away from where you are right now, but if it’s just 10x away, it becomes more tempting

Nah, it sounds sociopathic no matter what amount of money you have

[–] ion_trapper 4 days ago

Next time don’t claim you are “really curious” for a perspective when your actual intent is to espouse moral superioirty.

[–] bluefirebrand 4 days ago

There might have been an actual good reason to seek that much wealth beyond what an individual needs that I hadn't considered before

Controlling other people by "shaping the world to your desires" isn't what I was hoping to hear

[–] program_whiz 4 days ago

What if you want $4B so you can finally end homelessness, or really contribute meaningfully to cancer research, or ending mortality? These are "shaping the world" that aren't possible for someone with a measly $10M, but might take billions to achieve, as well as aligning political actors (who require donations). "Shaping the world" doesn't have to be a bad thing, that's what we otherwise call "civic duty" when we try to shape the world with our votes.