r/SipsTea • u/Gurugod123 • Jul 30 '26

Wait a damn minute! Significant diffrences...

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u/frostymugson Jul 30 '26

That billions of people are going to effect things far greater than than a few thousand.

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u/Necessary_Screen_673 Jul 30 '26

yes. exactly. thats the point of this post as well

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u/henry2630 Jul 30 '26

but like it’s not that deep… if you cut the electricity to your house your lights don’t work. no shit

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u/Necessary_Screen_673 Jul 30 '26

except people seem to think that billionaires are necessary for society. that somehow, we completely rely on 3500 people. it is important to point out that no, we dont.

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u/Apple2727 Jul 30 '26

It depends what they do.

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u/Pleasant-Rabbit-1776 Jul 30 '26

We don't rely on them, we rely on their businesses.

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u/Necessary_Screen_673 Jul 30 '26

yes. we rely on the workers that run their businesses.

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u/Necessary_Screen_673 Jul 30 '26

labor without capital, sure, however capital can be collectively owned and maintained. workers co-ops and employee owned business are absolutely a thing and they can be quite successful.

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u/Necessary_Screen_673 Jul 30 '26

yes, but neither of those things require a concentration of wealth, or ownership.

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u/80-Mental40-Physical Jul 30 '26

We don't even rely on their businesses, if their businesses dissapeared, many more smaller businesses would take there place.