[ExI] Acceleration of the wealth gap

[spike at rainier66.com]

> On Behalf Of Darin Sunley via extropy-chat
Subject: Re: [ExI] Acceleration of the wealth gap

 

>…People who, due to their circumstances, literally do not believe in the future, any future, frequently do things that can very reasonably be called "crazy"… Darin

 

Hi Darin, well sure.  I don’t see how that no-future scenario would apply to the owner of that Rolls who was participating in the looting, who clearly has a lot of money.  She could flee that benighted suburb, move out into the country, live a nice peaceful life out there with no concerns with finances.  The future sure looks bright to me for that owner.

 

Since the no-future argument doesn’t really apply there, perhaps someone can offer an explanation for why one would drive one’s Rolls to such an event.  Why not just rent a car for that purpose?  One could hire looters I suppose, to reduce the risk to oneself.  Anyone who owns something of value has something of value to lose.  Ownership instills a sense of responsibility.

 

spike

 

 

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