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"But a billionaire is already rich, why would they need to steal from us?"
What so many people fail to realize is that you only become a billionaire if there is something broken in your soul. Sane people retire to live very comfortable private lives, to enjoy the remainder of their finite time on this Earth with their family, friends, and hobbies. Sane people stop earning money and retire long before they reach anywhere near even a single billion in wealth. The one exception to this are those who create a product while of modest means and see it explode in profitability; see someone like Notch. But even Notch sold Minecraft off and now spends his time pursuing passion projects, rather than tirelessly working to wring more dollars out of his golden goose.
Sane people work to live. You do not become a billionaire unless your greed is insatiable.
Most people say that Elon Musk is the richest person on Earth. But they are wrong. I don't know who the richest person on Earth is. But I know for a fact that I am wealthier than Elon Musk. He is a pauper before me. I have something Elon Musk has never had, does not have, will never have, and is utterly incapable of ever having.
Enough.
Tom from myspace is the only millionaire/billionaire I aspire to be. Dude just noped out to enjoy the rest of his life.
I was speaking to my grandparents, who are from Iowa, about Elon Musk a short time before the elections. We were discussing how he isn't a good person and how the levels of greed it takes to become someone in his position prove that. They said something similar that opening quote, to which I responded, "It really makes you wonder why he always needs more, doesn't it?".
The discussion ended here.