I don’t mean doctor-making-150k-a-year rich, I mean properly rich with millions to billions of dollars.

I think many will say yes, they can be, though it may be rare. I was tempted to. I thought more about it and I wondered, are you really a good person if you’re hoarding enough money you and your family couldn’t spend in 10 lifetimes?

I thought, if you’re a good person, you wouldn’t be rich. And if you’re properly rich you’re probably not a good person.

I don’t know if it’s fair or naive to say, but that’s what I thought. Whether it’s what I believe requires more thought.

There are a handful of ex-millionaires who are no longer millionaires because they cared for others in a way they couldn’t care for themselves. Only a handful of course, I would say they are good people.

And in order to stay rich, you have to play your role and participate in a society that oppresses the poor which in turn maintains your wealth. Are you really still capable of being a good person?

Very curious about people’s thoughts on this.

  • patchw3rk@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    You’re missing the magnitude of scale in your examples.

    I bet you have more food than some people. Are you giving it to them?

    I have a fridge big enough to feed 1 family. Wealthy people have refrigerators the size of a shopping mall. “Not my food!” says the Billionaire.

    You have a roof over your head, other people don’t. Are you giving it to them?

    It’s raining. My house is big enough for 1 family. Wealthy people have a roof that is 50 miles square but refuse to share.