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The problem is every tech worker sees themselves as a temporarily embarrassed oligarch in waiting.

I’d say this applies to a far broader group; I’ll never forget when a professor asked for a show of hands on the first day of class: “how many of you will have more than 10 million?”

More than half raised their hands immediately. It was a Philosophy 101 class.

This is exactly what I'm referring to when saying "they fell for the propaganda".

$10 million sounds like peanuts in an information environment where discussion is dominated by talk of billionnaires. When I was growing up, I remember Bill Gates and Warren Buffett's wealth being touted as a measly $40 billion or something. Today the numbers tossed around for Bezos, Musk etc are minds numbingly massive, 200 to 300 billion.

Meanwhile most people in "rich" countries will have to reach mid-career status to even reach $100k.

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