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		vkou on Oct 9, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Who died and left the US $7B? > Presumably the person created something very valuable to the world Or they are a rent-seeker, or a straight-up thief that sucked a lot of value out of the world. (Or one of their ancestors did, etc, etc.) Or they robbed Peter to create value for Paul, and took a share of the difference. These are all tried and true mechanisms for wealth generation. Without any information, you shouldn't assume that their contributions were net-positive.

HeyLaughingBoy on Oct 9, 2024 [–]

Barring evidence to the contrary, some of us prefer to assume that people have good intentions.

vkou on Oct 9, 2024 | [–]

Here's some evidence to the contrary: Almost every family of old money has been built on one form of theft or other.

HeyLaughingBoy on Oct 10, 2024 | | [–]

That's an assertion, not evidence.

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