In the first book of Plato's Republic, Socrates asks Cephalus what the best part of being rich is. Cephalus responds:
"Not cheating someone even unintentionally, not lying to him, not owing a sacrifice to some god or money to a person... the possession of wealth makes no small contribution to this." (331b, Reeve translation).
For the current generation of billionaires, the best part of being rich is that it allows you to lie, cheat and steal with impunity.
Well, it definitely means different stuff for different people but these seem to be the extremes. It might not seem to be a lot, but it represents a great way to re-evaluate yourself by these two poles alone. Have a beautiful weekend!
you too, and keep it to 🫂
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And yet people look up to them in awe, wishing for the privilege to lie, cheat and steal as well.
Anyone saying that Saylor isn’t stealing #Bitcoin with his cantillonaire privilege is kinda delusional.
they want to be in position they are
that might say more about this generation than the numbers in the accounts.
more money, more problems
I can honestly say all the people on Nostr I have met in person seem to be good people wanting to help you not cheat you.
Freedom to thrive v. license to steal is a painful dichotomy.
what to do when freedom to steal from you is someone's license to thrive? 🤔
Divest from the licensor.
Currently almost anyone is able to do that without punishment! Strange times we live in!
yeah, but people are stuck in their schemes, takes time to unwind
I’m optimistic! Let’s turn things around
Honesty is the cornerstone of true wealth!🫡 🫂
I'm thinking how it's all journey to absolute honesty and truth 🤔
GOOD MORNING UNCLE LTNS 🫂💜
Long Time No See Uncle Rock 🫂
yeah, I've been running away from my denial and hiding on GitHub
Happy Friday 💜
Good Luck 😉🤙🫂
Sad that they could create positive change but instead choose selfishness.
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this is a profound insight! I agree 100%
hopefully we scam more people into profound insights
WoW 🤩
Our UNCLE is back in #Nostr 🫂
never left, was just busy with coding
My Uncle 🙌
How r u?
no bad days. how are you?
incentive matter! always!
Fuck you money isn’t meant to enable you to say fuck you to the little people. It’s meant to enable you to say fuck you to injustice, corruption, depredation, and tyranny.
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