outer_spec ,
@outer_spec@lemmy.blahaj.zone avatar

Do we have a vulture culture sublemmy?

AeonFelis ,
Peter1986C ,
@Peter1986C@lemmings.world avatar

🤣
Thanks for repeating Abraham Lincoln's advice.

jenny_ball ,
@jenny_ball@lemmy.world avatar

i love how Lincoln has become the de facto one

catsarebadpeople ,

His parents were rich and the reason he's more rich is that he exploits lots and lots of people.

Son_of_dad ,

Every single billionaire got there by exploiting and taking money from the people below him, who did most of the actual work. Nobody can earn a billion dollars, you can only do it by stealing. Buffet and Gates are the worst cause they try so hard to play the good guy billionaire image

LillyPip ,
@LillyPip@lemmy.ca avatar

I assume your downvotes are from billionaires. If not, that’s just sad. If you’re defending billionaires and aren’t one yourself, I regret to inform you that you’re a mark.

soviettaters ,

Why is he donating 99% of his wealth then?

catsarebadpeople ,

If that actually happens then he'll no longer be a billionaire and that will be great. Until then he deserves the guillotine. Say it with me, there is zero reason for anyone to have a billion dollars and if they do the only way they have a billion dollars is by hurting other people. Every penny over a quarter billion (and that's generous), could have been given back to the labor that created it or directly to the supposed charities that he's giving to now. If you trust a single word a billionaire says then you're a fool.

soviettaters ,

I don't need to trust what he says, he's already doing it. I can't imagine living my life hating people for simply being smart money managers. It must be awfully depressing to do that.

catsarebadpeople ,

Seems like your reading comprehension needs some work. I don't hate billionaires because they're "smart money managers" lol. Keeping drinking that capitalist Kool aid. You are being exploited. Stop licking the boots of your masters.

KevonLooney ,

Dude breaks records for donating money to charity, has nothing named after him, is giving less than 1% to his kids (who run charities), lives in the same house he bought in the 50s, has no multimillion dollar yacht, has convinced dozens of billionaires to donate most of their money to charity, campaigns for higher taxes on billionaires like himself...

and you say he's not doing enough.

Here's Bernie Sanders talking about him:

https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/warren-buffett-right-class-war-taxes-rich-bernie-sanders-2020-8-1029532804?op=1

catsarebadpeople ,

Stop defending your slave master

sunbeam60 ,

Why don’t you cool it a bit with the evocative language? It’s not the same as a slave talking about their “owner” and we all know it.

catsarebadpeople ,

Wow yep. That's the real issue here. People need to stop calling out billionaires and focus on the exact definition of modern wage slavery. Good thing you're here to wave your hands around or folks might notice that their pockets are being picked by the ruling class.

sunbeam60 ,

Thank you.

catsarebadpeople ,

?

catsarebadpeople ,

Spoken like someone who doesn't know what 1% of 120 billion dollars is

foo ,

Does he donate more or less than a 30 fixed tax on earnings?

DAMunzy ,

Hasn't done it yet and even if he does it will be to a charity he and his family will have control of. They'll still control the money and have the power that comes with.

Same with the Patagonia guy and his family. It's all bullshit to make liberals gush over them.

Wahots ,
@Wahots@pawb.social avatar

Squirrels are pretty high in cholesterol.

CurlyMoustache ,
@CurlyMoustache@lemmy.world avatar

Free cholesterol!

ULS ,

Sell it bro. eBay.

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

So you're saying Americans would love it.

the_post_of_tom_joad ,

He looks tough but marbled. Stew meat at Best

ikidd ,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

As someone that's shot a few squirrels for tying flies with, I'd just buy the damn tails. Squirrels are filthy little beasts and have a pile of parasites that crawl off them when they're dead.

Fudoshin ,
@Fudoshin@feddit.uk avatar

You evil bastard. How could you? They're so cute!

ikidd ,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

They can be destructive fuckers. And, little known fact, red squirrels are the largest predator of juvenile rabbits.

Tasty, tasty rabbits.

Blue_Morpho ,

"There's only one way to eat a brace of connies."

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

A squirrel tore up one of our lawn chair cushions to make its nest. Little piece of shit. Then bits of lawn chair stuffing blew all over the neighborhood that winter.

ikidd ,
@ikidd@lemmy.world avatar

I was wondering why I wasn't getting telemetry from my watering bowls and started tracking down the issue. I had leaned a pole with a LoRa antenna up against a tree, and one of the little bastards chewed the line through in about a dozen spots. If they get in the soffet of a house they'll tear all the insulation out, then store thousands of spruce cones in there, making a lovely fire hazard.

Hate them almost as much as mice.

epyon22 ,

Average net worth for 35-44 year olds $135 thousand his net worth $119.2 billion. $5 equivalent for him is ~$4,414,814.81

epyon22 ,

He can buy a super car with less impact on his net worth than you standing there wondering what to get out of the vending machine

Dagrothus ,

If you skinned and sold squirrels at a rate of 7.56 squirrels per second, you'd reach his wealth in just 100 years! All it takes is a little hard work!

They'd also go extinct after 1 year. Maybe switch to rats.

seth ,

taking notes How long will the rats last if I maintain that rate?

goferking0 ,

Probably gone even faster as wouldn't you need a lot more rats to equal what you could get from a squirrel?

shiveyarbles ,

You could alternate between rats and squirrels to allow repopulation

mctoasterson ,

Even if you don't end up rich, eradicating squirrels is a pretty good consolation prize.

Anticorp ,

Rats don't have bushy tails, so you'd lose most of the value.

Anticorp ,

Where did you find that average net worth for 35-44 year olds? That seems much higher than I expected. What's the median?

epyon22 ,
Anticorp ,

Oh, you actually shared the median. The average is $1.06 million. I guess I know some broke-ass people, and am one myself. Almost everyone I know is well below those numbers.

Holyginz ,

Outliers are undoubtedly massively skewing the average.

smuuthbrane ,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

I don't have to chop, stew, dismember, or sell a $5 bill. False equivalency argument.

chuckleslord ,

That's just what they want you to think

Agent641 ,

I know right? Picking up a lost $5 doesnt carry any of those rewarding tasks.

Blue_Morpho ,

It's fine. He never said it. He has said he thinks its ridiculous that he gets so much money for doing nothing compared to school teachers while paying less taxes.

spujb ,

i think you ate the onion on c/theonion lol

somtwo ,

My guy, this is the onion

smuuthbrane ,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

Yes, I can read. And see where it's posted.

Doesn't mean I can't debunk a theoretical argument.

Godric ,

THE ONION DEBOOONKED!!!1!!!

smuuthbrane ,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

Some people pay good money for a solid debonking.

Or a handful of dead squirrels, I'm sure.

spujb ,

only the top 1% of IQs can debunk internet satire

smuuthbrane ,
@smuuthbrane@sh.itjust.works avatar

Aw crap, I'm not an IQ I'm an ENFJ. ;(

RestrictedAccount ,

Now you got a stew goin’

TheGreenGolem ,
@TheGreenGolem@lemmy.dbzer0.com avatar

Then they dare to go buy some fucking avocado toast and a mokke lattchiato or whatever the hell, on their fucking bikes with THEIR FUCKING HELMET ON!

bdonvr ,

Don't buy avacado toast, make it.

Shits cheap af

Lucidlethargy ,
@Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works avatar

I don't get all the love for avacado. It tastes like mild plant butter to me. I save a lot of money by never buying it haha.

NostraDavid ,
@NostraDavid@programming.dev avatar

You have to throw some salt and pepper on it. Otherwise it's very bland. Kinda like an egg.

KevonLooney ,

You need better eggs.

Godric ,

Dude literally just find more dead squirrels for avocado toast money, it's that simple

theneverfox ,
@theneverfox@pawb.social avatar

No, you don't understand the problem with avocado toast. You see, bread is a great source of carbs, and combined with the rind of the avocado, the scraps are a super food that leaves squirrels full of energy and with a thick coat that makes them neigh immortal

When's the last time you saw a dead squirrel ripe for the picking? It was free money

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