Marxist? You mean, having empathy for other people? Reading the comments on HN on this topic, it's largely people disconnected from the problems of a large subset of society and offering terrible and often insulting advice.
Does making less money than a billionaire somehow absolve you of this disconnect? You can make 50k a year and still be a complete dick to people.
I get what you're saying in some sense. The gorilla in the room is the fact that the true rich are taxed totally differently (and mostly unfairly). But also pointing to richer people and saying "they are the problem" is part of the problem. We're all voters and we all vote. If we want to, we could absolutely change the system and make it fairer. As much as it is the billionaire's "fault", it is also our responsibility to make the right choices, politically and socially.
But as long as we keep fighting each other and calling people absurd names like "Marxist", nothing will change.
I do have empathy for the poor. I used to work at a Shell gas station and I've talked to all kinds of people from Land Rover high rollers to drug addicts buying glass roses.
When you talk to the people flipping burgers in America, youll see a whole spectrum. And when you see these people earning a minimum wage and waste their life smoking weed, modifying their cars with shit they can't afford and playing video games all day, I have zero empathy for them. There are people that want to improve and I've had several conversations how they can't afford education or vocational school or any sort of apprentice practice. I have a lot of empathy for them.
If you don't understand why people would rather waste their life vs work up the ladder, you have a very poor understanding of what it means to be poor in America.
Surprise surprise, the person who claims they "understand" or "empathize" for the poor actually has no empathy or understanding at all! Really just confirming my original point. HN users have no idea what is going on.
Does making less money than a billionaire somehow absolve you of this disconnect? You can make 50k a year and still be a complete dick to people.
I get what you're saying in some sense. The gorilla in the room is the fact that the true rich are taxed totally differently (and mostly unfairly). But also pointing to richer people and saying "they are the problem" is part of the problem. We're all voters and we all vote. If we want to, we could absolutely change the system and make it fairer. As much as it is the billionaire's "fault", it is also our responsibility to make the right choices, politically and socially.
But as long as we keep fighting each other and calling people absurd names like "Marxist", nothing will change.