Twitter Is in a Mess Because Jack Dorsey Was Too Busy Being a Bitcoin Influencer
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It's never enough for them. Money is power. At a certain level of wealth you run out of things to buy, but you never run out of people to buy.
My point is that there may be an effective limit to material wealth, but there's no limit to power, and thus there's reason to continue accumulating wealth even when your material desires are all satisfied.
The OP said "Jack Dorsey has nothing to gain". I think that's false. I'm not attempting to read Dorsey's mind. I'm just saying there is in fact something to gain by accumulating more money.
>I'm not attempting to read Dorsey's mind. I'm just saying there is in fact something to gain by accumulating more money.
It seems like you were doing a lot more than making a theoretical point.
"It's never enough for them."
> You are assuming that the accumulation of money and power is the primary motivation, opposed to a byproduct or simply a means to an end.
Power can be a means to an end. It can be a means to many ends. I never assumed it wasn't. I was disputing "Dorsey has nothing to gain".
> It seems like you were doing a lot more than making a theoretical point.
> "It's never enough for them."
Well, it's an observation about the ultra-wealthy, as a group. They never seem to give up trying to accumulate more money, despite already having vastly more than they would rationally need.
It is extremely obvious that the other guy was merely giving his opinion, whereas you were presenting your opinion as a fact.
What's the difference?
Isn't everyone presenting their opinion as a fact? They certainly aren't presenting their opinion as falsehood.
There seems to be a double standard applied to the OP and me. Also "It is extremely obvious that" is presenting your opinion as a fact, is it not?
It remains a useful point despite your attempt at dismissing it as inherently preposterous. Dorsey pursues certain things likely to make him richer, yet most people do not see how he could derive more value from being richer. Resolving this tension will probably give insight into what he's likely to do and how it may affect us, a power he truly does have.
It's neither foolish, nor useless, nor hubris for them to offer that guess, unlike your comment which was all three.
It isn't even an analysis as much as a mantra.