As Billionaires make excuses for being 'conned' by Jeffrey Epstein (Lex Wexner claims he was naive), one might wonder how this compromises their self-narrative that deserve their riches because they are somehow much better than normal folk.
If you're naive about a convicted sex offender, we might think that your riches are a lot less due to your genius and more to do with plain luck.
And, if its just a lucky break, then a wealth tax looks less contentious!
@ChrisMayLA6 plain luck and dubious morals
@ChrisMayLA6 Billionaires are such because they compromised a lot in pursuit of that money, they worked harder in that they sold more of their soul in terms of ethics, morality and stepping on people in order to attain wealth. Every billionaire bar none are responsible for the death of at least one person, that sort of money doesn't come without a body count.
The only true con in this I'd imagine is that they'd ever be caught.
perhaps that's where the luck comes in...
No one becomes a billionaire by luck.
It requires active collusion, breaking/ignoring laws, ongoing political corruption and doing a lot of "favours" with unsavory people.
Isn't that clear from the #EpsteinFiles
@ChrisMayLA6 Having had the misfortune to know an actual paedophile (now thankfully residing at his majesties) I can believe they could be taken in by the kind of people who are that manipulative.
Where it gets confusing isn't the "I didn't know he was a nonce" but the "I didn't realise he was a nonce when I went to his island and he somehow tricked me into sex with 17 year olds".
@ChrisMayLA6 If they're so rich, why aren't they smart?
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“Behind every great fortune is a crime.” — Balzac, Puzo
@ChrisMayLA6 Should people who are as naive as Wexner claims he was really be getting paid such enormous salaries?
I'd argue no.
Having transcribed a number of depositions of CEOs, CFOs and the like, I'm always struck by what incredibly poor memories they have of actions they took, orders they gave, who they spoke to or what they themselves said. And none of them keep notes.
I looked at some of the names and checked when they had contact with JE. And I felt really sick. Some of these people are still alive and active today, unpunished—partly because their names are blacked out.
They live in a parallel world, far removed from us normal people. They still control our capital and our politics!
