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[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 137 points 3 months ago (4 children)

Life on earth isn't going to last much longer if we tolerate these types of people

[–] hydroptic@sopuli.xyz 83 points 3 months ago (3 children)

Unfortunately a significant proportion of the population idolizes these parasites because they think they too could be billionaires if they just lick those boots hard enough.

As long as we keep pretending conservatism is a valid political ideology, things will only get worse

[–] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 32 points 3 months ago

As long as we keep pretending conservatism is a valid political ideology, things will only get worse

Hear, hear

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

There's nothing wrong with conserving. There's everything wrong with whatever the fuck people who call themselves conservatives today are.

[–] jorp@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

Nah when faced with crises there is something wrong with conserving the status quo. Never mind that modern conservatives are actually regressives who want to undo past progress.

[–] zeekaran@sopuli.xyz 6 points 3 months ago

Hello yes I would like to conserve the planet.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You're describing conservationists, not conservatives.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

No, I mean there's nothing wrong with conserving non-harmful tradition, ideals, etc.. It becomes an issue when that conservation hinders progress, or hurts people, the environment, or animals.

[–] damnedfurry@lemmy.world 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

they think they too could be billionaires if they just lick those boots hard enough.

'They see themselves as temporarily-embarrassed millionaires' is a straw man, and it's always been a straw man. No one has ever earnestly expressed this sentiment.

[–] Wilzax@lemmy.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

This comment, in reference to anything but parasitic sociopaths who exploit others for their own benefit, would be very troubling.

But because this is targeted at a billionaire asswipe, I have to say I agree wholeheartedly.

[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Change People to choices and we are all good all around.

[–] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, people don't usually tolerate my brand of intolerance towards people actively making the world shittier.

A quick drop and a sudden stop pretty effectively neutralizes any future plans billionaires can make.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Recently being swallowed by the ocean has been another method the Earth has been using to remove them as well.

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[–] lolrightythen@lemmy.world -2 points 3 months ago

We're already past the tipping point. Don't have any more children.

Maybe there's a higher power who you will be judged by. Even if not, there is no need to be wasteful at the expense of other life.