ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agoSome people want wealth because it means power over others. Some people want wealth because it means they can minimize interactions with others.message-squaremessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up1149
arrow-up1149message-squareSome people want wealth because it means power over others. Some people want wealth because it means they can minimize interactions with others.ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 hours agomessage-square23linkfedilink
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·edit-210 hours agoAnd there’s the problem; equating wealth with money. The word ‘wealth’ originally meant ‘well-being, prosperity, and happiness’, and it still should. The word ‘welfare’ comes from the same root, but that’s been perverted as well. Billionaires aren’t wealthy; they’re just rich.
And there’s the problem; equating wealth with money. The word ‘wealth’ originally meant ‘well-being, prosperity, and happiness’, and it still should. The word ‘welfare’ comes from the same root, but that’s been perverted as well.
Billionaires aren’t wealthy; they’re just rich.