• DarthFrodo@lemmy.world
      6·
      18 hours ago

      Thompson’s life may have been cut brutally short, but it will remain a model for how a talented and determined man from humble roots can still rise to the top of corporate life without the benefit of rich parents and an Ivy League degree.

      Lol, was this meant for the onion?

      “He managed to get filthy rich off the suffering of working class people. What a working class hero. Truly a huge inspiration for all of us.”

      • luciferofastora@lemmy.zip
        5·
        1 day ago

        The year isn’t quite done yet. It’s a high bar to clear, but with the incidence of bullshit this year, a bigger turd may yet come along.

  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
    131·
    2 days ago

    Ah, but did ye not pull thyself up by thy bootstraps to attain such magnificent power over thy lessers? Thou hast surely earned thy power by the divine right of business!

    • rockSlayer@lemmy.world
      61·
      2 days ago

      Our CEOs have strayed from the holy Profit and directed our ship away from the Great Material Continuum. Their blasphemy cannot be tolerated!

  • ngn@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    1 day ago

    i feel like most of the people would let a group of people die if you give them the right price

    • Mickey7@lemmy.worldOP
      12·
      2 days ago

      All pornography is fake fantasy. I’m always surprised when anyone takes it as anymore than a joke.

      Well rounded people hold no allegiance to any one political party. There is no bigger waste of time than the 2 party system in the USA. Paraphrasing something I posted the other day - politicians are only concerned with gaining power and then holding onto it. They lie to you to get you to vote for them. They couldn’t care less about you. And anyone thinking that there is a real difference between the 2 parties just hasn’t been around long enough to realize how naive thinking that is. The choice for all of us is to put in the effort on your own so you can lead a good life, or be a victim thinking a political party is going to improve your life.

      Politics will never be real unless it is no longer driven solely by money and power. Imagine an election with 10 totally unaffiliated candidates. There would be no “primaries” because there would be no political parties. None of the candidates would be beholding to anyone since political contributions would be outlawed. That’s democracy.

        • Mickey7@lemmy.worldOP
          26·
          2 days ago

          This is not a condemnation of you, but honestly I’m glad my life isn’t so empty that I would ever go through someone’s post/comment history. Lemmy is just another social media site for people to waste their time. I take anything anyone posts on Lemmy as seriously as I take politics which is zero.

            • Mickey7@lemmy.worldOP
              13·
              2 days ago

              Thanks for your concern. When you get the time you’re welcome to instruct me in detail as to how I should think. For anyone it is a heavy burden to have the right answers for everyone and then do your best to correct them so they comply with your opinions.