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1. delis-thumbs-7e · 1790681167 · focus · HN ↗

   In an old Simpsons episode Lisa gets to visit the Teachers room, where all the staff are making fun of the children. Groundskeeper Willie is pantomiming Milhouse “Oh I am Milhouse, I tell all my secrets to Willie since I have no friends!” and the teachers laugh. Later something embarrassing happens to Milhouse and he immediately runs away crying “I have to tell this to Willie!”.

   We have all become Milhouse now.

   1. Avicebron · 1790682164 · focus · HN ↗

      Inequality has eroded trust in society in ~50 years, a lot of the old models (heh) of how we see the world aren't relevant. It's hard to exist when everything around us is adversarial.

      1. gmd63 · 1790691167 · focus · HN ↗

         It's not inequality. It's who we've chosen to reward. Adversarial people have eaten a lot of the world and that's because we let them.

         People love inequality when it's a celebrity they adore living large. Someone who hasn't scammed them and has demonstrably improved their life and the lives of others in a tangible way. The deeper the con, like Trump and Elon, the more damage to trust.

         1. coliveira · 1790691423 · focus · HN ↗

            Yes, the media has conditioned most of us to believe that anyone starting or investing in a tech company and at least a billion dollars in equity is "doing good" and should be emulated.

            1. indoordin0saur · 1790692901 · focus · HN ↗

               This just means they're "doing well". Whether or not they're also "doing good" depends on what exactly that company provides to society.
            2. consensus1 · 1790697473 · focus · HN ↗

               The media has been hyperventilating about how evil the tech industry is for the last decade.

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