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The richest man on earth owns X.

The second richest man on earth is about to be a major owner of TikTok.

The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp.

The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post.

See the problem here?

Robert Reich—Bluesky.

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    That’s great! The poors are running things like Lemmy which means they’re more susceptible to bribery. Only the rich can protect us from corruption!!1!! ONE!

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      Been a while since I saw the typed out “one” in the exclamation mark string.

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      You jest, but I have heard that argument a number of times in the defense of the rich, including one time from a fucking judge when he pardoned some company owner from bribery charges, “He has money, it does not make sense that he would ask for more money”. It’s also a common argument among judges and elected deputies to justify their sky high salaries. Yay, Brazil

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        Oh I’m well aware. I’ve heard it so many times. I believe it when I was a kid but I laugh at it now.