• moriquende@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Except people having it easier due to progress comes at the cost of nobody, while billionaires having it good comes at great cost to everybody but them.

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      4 days ago

      I’d argue that progress always comes at a cost to something, loss of jobs, rarer to mine minerals, loss in quality to meet demand, etc. But I hear ya

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        3 days ago

        Yea for sure, but the cost-benefit is usually (hopefully) pretty skewed. Like even redistributing wealth from billionaires comes at a ‘cost’ to the billionaires, but the downside is their bank account number is smaller (which, who cares). I know you’re not disagreeing btw, just adding to the discussion.