r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • 18d ago

Society Google cofounder Sergey Brin has spent $102 million to fight California’s proposed billionaire tax—he could owe $13 billion if he loses

https://fortune.com/article/how-much-has-google-cofounder-sergey-brin-spent-to-oppose-california-billionaire-tax-102-million-owe-13-billion-if-loses/
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u/TopTittyBardown 17d ago

It’s crazy that all they had to do was be a little less greedy and they could’ve not fucked the environment and the economy to the point that they feel like they’re going to have to retreat to live underground at some point. They’d rather live in holes in the dirt than put a little bit of effort into keeping this beautiful planet habitable for them to enjoy and a happy enough place for all that they don’t have to worry about revolt. They could still be rich beyond their wildest dreams and have everything they ever want without having to worry about being lynched by the poors if they just paid their fair share

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u/Ckarles 16d ago

It's a disease. They're fucking mental. There is no other way to describe it. Endless growth for no purpose is called cancer.

They are not satisfied by anything, and they have literally everything. The only thing bigger than their need to have more than others is their own ego.