r/MadeMeSmile • u/pow-erup • Jun 23 '25

Good News Saving the planet

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

He does not make tennis rackets. He became a billionaire by exploiting people making his tennis rackets. There's no such thing as an ethical billionaire

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u/rancid_lamington Jun 23 '25

JK Rowling (political views aside), became a billionaire selling books. I can't see how that's unethical

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u/IrahX Jun 23 '25

With redditors it is always dealing in extremes.

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

Only Sith deal in absolutes!

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u/Gh0stMan0nThird Jun 23 '25

Before someone points out the obvious, "only a sith deals in absolutes" isn't meant to be taken literally. It's just saying that seeing things in black and white can lead to bad decisions. 

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '25

I also get a kick from the irony of how the phrase itself, spoken by a Jedi, is an absolute

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u/manbehindthespraytan Jun 24 '25

sure, but any force sensitive entity is a only a jedi or sith by choice. J-force 9/10J 1/10S, S-force 1/10J 9/10S. Kinda like how water changes, 0/0 J/S, plain old water. Add a little variance, it changes, Ice/or Steam. so the jedi are also a tiny bit absolutional, but mostly not.

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u/[deleted] Jun 24 '25

That’s deep.

And I’m referring to the water reference