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  • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
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    23 hours ago

    A surprising number of people do not understand how getting rich works. Literally anyone can do it. You simply need to do whatever everyone else refuses to do.

    You take on the risks. You debase yourself you compromise any and all ethics. You whore out for shareholders who will give you endless money to shield them from consequences they directly funded.

    It’s profitable because there is always demand for a new villain and damn near nobody wants to do it. For a good fucking reason.

    • Yggstyle@lemmy.world
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      11 hours ago

      You seem to be mistakenly conflating getting rich with increasing wealth. Just about nobody gets rich. Many people leverage their existing wealth to gain more. Frequently, that exchange is the start of what is now defined as enshitification.

      Everyone cannot do it. Fundamentally its easy: Have money and pick something to middleman. Waste capital until you ‘disrupt’ that flow. ???. Maybe profit. Who the fuck cares? You got yours. Repeat.

      Simple: have wealth. Easy.

      Step one is have money to make money. Aside from being the result of two wealthy people fucking… care to detail how so many people are checking that box?

      Certainly - there ARE paths to wealth… but they are rare, risk heavy, and frequently are destined to be prey to a resource rich competitor.

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      16 hours ago

      You take on the risks.

      It’s easier to take on the risks when you’re already rich from inherited wealth.

      • muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works
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        16 hours ago

        It’s in the shop. In Canada. But totally real. You just can’t see it right now because it’s in the shop. In Canada.