FundMECFS to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 8 months agoBillionaires emit more carbon pollution in 90 minutes than the average person does in a lifetime.www.oxfam.orgmessage-square69fedilinkarrow-up1469arrow-down19file-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1460arrow-down1external-linkBillionaires emit more carbon pollution in 90 minutes than the average person does in a lifetime.www.oxfam.orgFundMECFS to Today I Learned (TIL)@lemmy.ca • 8 months agomessage-square69fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: world@lemmy.worldclimate@slrpnk.net
minus-squareNik282000linkfedilink-2•8 months agoI mean there is no way to goss a million a year without directly and knowingly exploiting people on a daily basis.
minus-square@xthexder@l.sw0.comlinkfedilink8•edit-28 months agoMillionaire refers to total wealth or cash on hand, not annual salary. Someone making $1M a year is probably worth $100M+ if they own stocks and may be well on their way to billionaire.
minus-square@untakenusername@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink-1•3 months agoHow did Linux Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, exploit people?
minus-square@untakenusername@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink-1•3 months agoWhat If I gambled some money I made from honest work and won several millions? Who am I exploiting?
minus-square@untakenusername@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilink0•3 months agoAnd that could’ve been me. What if people just donated several millions to me because they liked something I did? that’s not exploitation
I mean there is no way to goss a million a year without directly and knowingly exploiting people on a daily basis.
Millionaire refers to total wealth or cash on hand, not annual salary. Someone making $1M a year is probably worth $100M+ if they own stocks and may be well on their way to billionaire.
How did Linux Torvalds, creator of the Linux kernel, exploit people?
What If I gambled some money I made from honest work and won several millions? Who am I exploiting?
All the addicts who didn’t win.
And that could’ve been me.
What if people just donated several millions to me because they liked something I did? that’s not exploitation