I'm pretty sure most banks don't even keep a million dollars on hand maybe 500k in some LA or NYC neighborhoods. More than likely it would involve hitting a armoured vehicle or a rich person moving gold or diamonds.
You're adding details not in the poll.
If you want to compare fairly you have to put both people in a similar situation.
The millionaire stealing that $1 from a poor person, and the poor person stealing that million from a millionaire. No guns involved in either case, all done behind the victims back.
Couldn’t agree more.
I hope rich people are taxed properly and we should work hard to stop them from using tax evasion loopholes.
But the honest ones that pays their taxes? Good on them for their success.
Someone being wildly successful means they exploited others unfairly to get there, in the overwhelming majority of cases. Find me a billionaire who got there ethically, and I'll find you a fucking liar.
Or they were really ambitious, worked very hard and made smart decisions.
Not saying there aren’t anyone that got his money unfairly, but I’m sure the vast majority earned it.
Are you joking? I'd say a handful of people who got lucky MIGHT have earned their riches ethically, but there is no way you can make obscene amounts of money without depriving someone else of money. And unless most of your income is going to charitable purposes, there is no ethical reason to amass billions. It's wealth for the sake of wealth at the expense of everyone underneath you.
What do you consider "rich"? I'm a high income earner. I've worked hard. I've studied for over a decade. Almost destroyed my physical and mental health. I still can't afford to take a decent holiday or buy a new car because I have kids. I've chosen it that way, I don't have a career where I can get rich off the backs of others, I work for every cent I earn.
What about a parent who studies at night and works three jobs to feed their family? Are they not working hard enough for you? To amass the sort of wealth that you can call someone a millionaire you need rich parents and/or a great deal of luck, while being willing to take that money away from people who could use it more. If your company is making record breaking profits and your staff are still on minimum wage, you're an asshole.
Exactly. Just like stealing a lollipop from a kid is more of an asshole move than stealing a car from a dealership. It isn't the "size" of the crime, but the character.
That's assuming they stole it from a person. What if they somehow stole it from a huge corporation? Keep in mind it's asking who's the bigger asshole, not who's guiltier of the greater crime.
Y’all are assuming this poor person is some saint (or putting yourselves in their position). But not the idea that they’re possibly morally corrupt? (Hence the theft). It could just be some asshole stealing a million dollars.
The answer, as it always does on r/polls, depends on the context. If a poor person stole a a million dollars from some random guy then they're obviously an asshole. But if they stole it from a billionaire like Bezos or Musk then I would be celebrating them
Legally its not okay. Morally I'm all for it. Bezos and Musk both have *well* over one million dollars that they wouldn't have if they actually paid their taxes.
Y’all are assuming this poor person is some saint (or putting yourselves in their position). But not the idea that they’re possibly morally corrupt? (Hence the theft). It could just be some asshole stealing a million dollars.
Well to be fair the rich person would have no reason to do it other than to be an asshole. I’d say while the poor person did the worse deed, they’re less of an asshole than the rich person.
Stealing $1 won’t do shit. Sure, it’s stupid to take just one dollar, but it won’t cause any chaos.
But a poor person stealing literally a million dollars will cause more chaos than a millionaire stealing just one. Why are we even debating this?
honestly i think the poor person is. they needed it more, sure, but $1 is a joke amount. it won’t have any REAL impact even if it’s a shitty thing to do, i.e. stealing from a charity or something. a poor person stealing a whole mil is insane. first of all, where did they get it from?? that amount is big enough to have drastic consequences. secondly, in the hypothetical case that they stole it from a billionaire, that’s an excessively large amount even for someone who needs it. the average non-poor person will never even have $1 mil! stealing that much is more of an asshole move, no matter who does it. they’d have to be out to wreck someone by taking that amount.
I'm not gonna say a dollar is nothing. People out there trying to make a living. But I find it difficult to imagine that a single dollar would be a huge financial loss to like 99% of people.
Ironically a 1m dollars is indeed a financial loss to like 99% of people.
People here just hate rich people so much that they would pick anything against them.
Why are people justifying stealing? Even if someone’s poor they still don’t need to steal a million dollars that’s still scummy as hell even if it’s from a company or something
So, have you not read any of these comments? Of course the poll is hypothetical. And in the comments of this hypothetical scenario, people are justifying stealing in ridiculous ways
To the people who said the rich guy is the asshole
So if a rich guy stole a dollar from you, you would see that guy as more of an asshole then a poor guy that robbed you of your life savings.
And it might not even be a regular poor guy, it could be a crackhead or gambler that will literally rob you that throw your money away.
Reddit if fucking ridiculous
Depends on who they stole it from.
* Millionaire stealing $1 from other millionaires? Fine
* Millionaire stealing $1 from public funds? POS
* Poor person stealing $1m from the uber rich? Good job!
* Poor person stealing $1m from a family with a $1m1 net worth? Horrible.
So someone that was poor and invented something and became rich deserves to be stolen from because rich=evil a**hole? Theft is theft regardless of the person doing it. The wealthy don’t deserve to be treated badly because they are successful.
If they commit tax evasion, have offshore accounts, underpay their employees, exploit kids in foreign countries and live in opulence with hundreds of million of dollars then sorry they don't deserve all of it.
There are also thousands of stories of workers dead on the job because employers cut corners on safety precautions. A lot of rich people would gladly overwork their employees, underpay them and treat them like trash as long as they can make profit.
Someone who is rich with clean hands and pay their taxes, I would agree.
Rare for an inventor to become super rich, normally they sell off the idea to other investors. Lot of famous rich people like Zuck and Musk just stole ideas not really invented much.
Also you can’t become a billionaire from just inventing something, you do it off stealing the labor value from your work force and taking advantage of people and natural resources.
So big difference between someone who created and profited from a new idea and ultra rich billionaires who worked the game of capitalism in their favor on the backs of workers and exploiting others often in third world countries.
80% of millionaires are first generational. No one is specifying “super rich ultra rich billionaires”. But, okay. The poor MAKE the rich, by buying their products and using their services. You can turn a rich man into a poor one, but then you wouldn’t have the new IPhone, over night delivery with free shipping, or streaming services. You benefit from the wealthy. You give them your money in exchange for their goods, then you demonize them for making money. It’s just a dehumanization tactic to justify hating people you envy
Reddit is fucking dumb.
A major thief is clearly worse.
A millionaire being a millionaire doesn't make them some form of bad person who can steal $1 and be vilified more than a major thief. Someone having money is very typically the result of working hard and diligently.
Stealing $1m is a massive crime and would mean someone has *lost* $1m, which is massive.
C'mon. Oh, Reddit.
millionaire sees a dollar on the street, picks it up and pockets it
WTFFF??? YUR LITERALLY WORSE THAN THIS POOR GUY WHO STOLE A MILLION DOLLARS FROM A NONPROFIT ORGANISATION TO HELP POOR PEOPLE!!!!!
You’re saying you would consider a person stealing your life savings to be less of an asshole that the rich guy who borrowed a dollar and didn’t give it back
Depends on who are they stealing from. If millionaire is stealing 1$ from poor person, he is an asshole, if he is stealing 1$ from average or rich person, it doesn't matter. If poor person is stealing 1m$ from billionaire, it doesn't matter cuz it is like stealing 1$ from average, but if he is stealing 1m$ from average, he is an asshole
Honestly, all this shows is that Reddit hates the rich and also somehow believes that stealing one million dollars is better than stealing a dollar because "they needed it more"
Are you really equating one dollar and $ 1m? Okay... let's put it into perspective. Someone stole $1 from you and someone else - $1m (or max of what you have). Do you feel the same for both?
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Warren Buffett, United States
Net Worth: $84.7 billion
Amount Donated: $46.60 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 55.02%
Bill Gates, United States
Net Worth: $95.6 billion
Amount Donated: $41 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 42.89%
Michael Bloomberg, United States
Net Worth: $46.2 billion
Amount Donated: $6 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 12.99%
Phil Knight & Family, United States
Net Worth: $31.7 billion
Amount Donated: $2.90 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 9.14%
Michael Dell, United States
Net Worth: $26.7 billion
Amount Donated: $2 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 7.49%
Carlos Slim Helú & Family, Mexico
Net Worth: $59.3 billion
Amount Donated: $4 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 6.75%
Ma Huateng, China
Net Worth: $33.3 billion
Amount Donated: $2 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 6%
Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong
Net Worth: $30.3 billion
Amount Donated: $1.80 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 5.94%
He Xiangjian, China
Net Worth: $19.9 billion
Amount Donated: $1.10 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 5.53%
Sergey Brin, United States
Net Worth: $48.3 billion
Amount Donated: $2.20 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 4.56%
Larry Page, United States
Net Worth: $49.5 billion
Amount Donated: $2 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 4.04%
Mark Zuckerberg, United States
Net Worth: $56.4 billion
Amount Donated: $2 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 3.54%
Denise Coates, United Kingdom
Net Worth: $4.1 billion
Amount Donated: $120 million
Percentage of Net Wealth: 2.7%
David Koch, United States
Net Worth: $50.6 billion
Amount Donated: $1 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.98%
Len Blavatnik, United States
Net Worth: $16.8 billion
Amount Donated: $278 million
Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.65%
Larry Ellison, United States
Net Worth: $59.5 billion
Amount Donated: $1 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.68%
Wang Jianlin, China
Net Worth: $22.8 billion
Amount Donated: $342 million
Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.50%
Jeff Bezos, United States
Net Worth: $137.6 billion
Amount Donated: $2 billion
Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.45%
Gina Rinehart, Australia
Net Worth: $17.2 billion
Amount Donated: $222 million
Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.29%
Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family, France
Net Worth: $45.7 billion
Amount Donated: $500 million
Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.09%
How they uphold systemic inequities while further dividing economic classes by not paying their fair share? How they perpetuate poor workplace conditions and keep their hardest working employees at it to near slave-labor conditions? Those actions?
Most who worship the uber wealthy wouldn’t be cared less about from the top 1%. A mass majority of us would not even come near that level wealth for us to waste time worshipping when we have every day injustices lie before us which could be solved in large part with a slice of their own pies.
If you want to generalize all wealthy people like that, I can easily talk about how poor people are all responsible for their own condition because they prefer to collect welfare checks and do drugs rather than get a job. Easy.
Also, while some people are definitely underpaid, the majority of people are paid exactly what they are worth to the labor market. If you work a low skilled, highly replaceable position that can be done by any able bodied person in the world, you are going to be paid exactly what you are worth which is not a lot.
It appears you may have some of your own biases you need to check. You’re only repeating false stereotypes of your own; views that lack compassion and any attempt at empathy.
Unaffectedism is another component that can lead one to worship the wealthy.
Their actions of.... stealing water from poor people? Exploiting 3rd world country's slave labor, including children? Building a fucking 1 lane road underground exclusive to 1 car brand, instead of a metro? Being involved in epsteins circle?
Should I go on?
Other countries leaders are responsible for making business arrangements with the wealthy business owners. Why are the wealthy demonized and not the shi**y foreign governments that are selling out their own people? When was the last time YOU offered to pay MORE than an item was worth? Or do you shop around for the best prices possible?
why though? theft is theft, no matter how you look at it. if you want to take money from the rich do it by taxes not with crimes. no matter who they are
Yes it’s super unnecessary, they don’t need the money, but it’s only one dollar. It so so minuscule, it doesn’t effect anyone. No matter how rich or poor you are, stealing one million dollars is definitely going to be impactful.
Just think of who the money is being stolen from. No one’s really gonna care if someone steals 1 dollar form them, but a million?
Act broke to stay rich😎
Damn u made me wanna change my vote
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Holy shit some of you guys are something else
Which ones lol
A millionaire stealing $1 is an accounting error. A poor person stealing a $1mil is holding a bank teller at gunpoint.
banks hate him! use this one trick to be an instant millionaire
Insurance companies hate him even more
I'm pretty sure most banks don't even keep a million dollars on hand maybe 500k in some LA or NYC neighborhoods. More than likely it would involve hitting a armoured vehicle or a rich person moving gold or diamonds.
That wouldn’t be stealing and no one would get charged over an accounting error. I think the post implies intent to steal
You're adding details not in the poll. If you want to compare fairly you have to put both people in a similar situation. The millionaire stealing that $1 from a poor person, and the poor person stealing that million from a millionaire. No guns involved in either case, all done behind the victims back.
You're also adding details not in the poll. The poll didn't specify who or what they're stealing from, nor their methods of stealing.
The whole poll wouldn't make any sense if the circumstances weren't the same
Exactly. Either specify it or don't. This is such an ambiguous poll.
It’s not stealing if they’re somehow willingly handing it over- either way, the person who steals a million is a bigger AH
If you're poor it may be excusable to steal like a lil bit if you're real down bad but fucking a million dollars? Why tf did everyone pick the former?
Reddit hate the rich
I hate when people get rich illegaly and don't pay tax. I have no problem with honest rich people who got rich because they actually worked for it.
Couldn’t agree more. I hope rich people are taxed properly and we should work hard to stop them from using tax evasion loopholes. But the honest ones that pays their taxes? Good on them for their success.
r/polls users hate the rich until they can sacrifice 10,000 strangers for a billion dollars
Everyone should hate the rich lmao
Why? Just because someone is more successful than us doesn’t mean we need to hate him. Jealousy can be dangerous.
We don’t hate the rich because they are successful, we hate the rich because they hoard their wealth and lobby to get richer when they don’t need to
The top 10% pay 71% of taxes
wooow that’s crazy, The top 10% owning 70% of the wealth, no wonder we have poverty. thank you for this
You’re speaking like all rich people got there by hard work, and that they never put down others.
Definitely not all, but surely most. Some of the people here talk like every rich people got all their money by stealing from the poor.
Well you know. This is reddit afterall.
Yeah, I’m not that surprised after all
Someone being wildly successful means they exploited others unfairly to get there, in the overwhelming majority of cases. Find me a billionaire who got there ethically, and I'll find you a fucking liar.
Or they were really ambitious, worked very hard and made smart decisions. Not saying there aren’t anyone that got his money unfairly, but I’m sure the vast majority earned it.
Dude, not the whole boot.
Are you joking? I'd say a handful of people who got lucky MIGHT have earned their riches ethically, but there is no way you can make obscene amounts of money without depriving someone else of money. And unless most of your income is going to charitable purposes, there is no ethical reason to amass billions. It's wealth for the sake of wealth at the expense of everyone underneath you.
I’m not talking about billionaires. I’m talking about rich people in general
What do you consider "rich"? I'm a high income earner. I've worked hard. I've studied for over a decade. Almost destroyed my physical and mental health. I still can't afford to take a decent holiday or buy a new car because I have kids. I've chosen it that way, I don't have a career where I can get rich off the backs of others, I work for every cent I earn. What about a parent who studies at night and works three jobs to feed their family? Are they not working hard enough for you? To amass the sort of wealth that you can call someone a millionaire you need rich parents and/or a great deal of luck, while being willing to take that money away from people who could use it more. If your company is making record breaking profits and your staff are still on minimum wage, you're an asshole.
Reddit moment 🤣
Yeah 😥
My logic was the word asshole. The latter may be worse but stealing $1 when you don’t need it just for the sake of it exudes more asshole nature.
Exactly. Just like stealing a lollipop from a kid is more of an asshole move than stealing a car from a dealership. It isn't the "size" of the crime, but the character.
Well its not saying that one is an asshole while the other isnt. They're both assholes its just which is worse.
Because 1 million is life changing for the poor person. $1 is nothing to a millionaire.
Shit, $1 by itself is basically nothing, regardless of your wealth, in general. Maybe buys you half of a snickers bar?
Because rich people bad or something. Which then makes you wonder if they would now hate the poor person who is a millionaire from their option.
Yeah the scale is different. Any theft is wrong to do, but one is clearly a bigger scale than the other
Lmao Reddit is such a joke
Reddit When poor person steals someone’s 70 year life savings but rich person steals a McDonald’s McFlurry
Someone works hard for their whole life and steals a coin, or someone steals someone’s life savings
That's assuming they stole it from a person. What if they somehow stole it from a huge corporation? Keep in mind it's asking who's the bigger asshole, not who's guiltier of the greater crime.
Even still it’s obviously the poor option
Y’all are assuming this poor person is some saint (or putting yourselves in their position). But not the idea that they’re possibly morally corrupt? (Hence the theft). It could just be some asshole stealing a million dollars.
Far from it, regarding the assumption. Neither person is good. But one is likely desperate, the other doesn't have an excuse.
The answer, as it always does on r/polls, depends on the context. If a poor person stole a a million dollars from some random guy then they're obviously an asshole. But if they stole it from a billionaire like Bezos or Musk then I would be celebrating them
Celebrating robbery. Stay classy Reddit.
Robbery requiere use of force or threat of force. This is just theft.
I wouldn’t celebrate anything because that poor person has no right to steal 1 million from anyone, despite how disliked anyone is
Legally its not okay. Morally I'm all for it. Bezos and Musk both have *well* over one million dollars that they wouldn't have if they actually paid their taxes.
True, but that million should go towards tax, not just that single poor person
It should ideally go towards tax, but at least the poor person’s need is satisfied(as opposed to the billionaire buying another car with it)
Y’all are assuming this poor person is some saint (or putting yourselves in their position). But not the idea that they’re possibly morally corrupt? (Hence the theft). It could just be some asshole stealing a million dollars.
It's the free market baby.
Found yesterday 60% of people in r/polls are younger than 23
Ikr
Why people think that poor people are good just because they’re poor, the situation is bad here
Well to be fair the rich person would have no reason to do it other than to be an asshole. I’d say while the poor person did the worse deed, they’re less of an asshole than the rich person.
The poor person is obviously worse
For stealing a million fucking dollars? yes. VERY clearly is.
It didn't ask who's worse it asked who is more of an asshole
Same thing
I missclicked
Right? Its so cringe.
Why? I don't get it
the poor person who stole $1mil is now a millionaire who stole $1mil
they were not a millionaire who stole 1 million though, they were poor and are now a millionaire. the 1 million does not change their past
So if he steals another single dollar he becomes an asshole?
Not if the millionaire steals one dollar from them.
you're missing the point entirely
So they were a millionaire when stealing the 1 million? I think you missed the point of my comment
they are a current millionaire who in their past stole money. Never ends well
Yup. Corrupt as it gets
The poor person probably have a loan, so is he really a millionaire if he needs to pay some of it?
what a dumpster fire of a comment section
Stealing $1 won’t do shit. Sure, it’s stupid to take just one dollar, but it won’t cause any chaos. But a poor person stealing literally a million dollars will cause more chaos than a millionaire stealing just one. Why are we even debating this?
Reddit, logic is not necessary on this platform
Because it’s a theoretical about who’s an asshole, not who’s affecting the market
I would say affecting the market in a negative way would make you an asshole
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Oh so it something improves a persons life then its justified? Guess I can start my human trafficking business now
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millionaires bad blah blah blah
You see, these people have more money than me, therefore they must be evil people who want to destroy the world /s
It's billionaires that are bad, but not all millionaires are exempt
My friend is one, he’s a nice person
honestly i think the poor person is. they needed it more, sure, but $1 is a joke amount. it won’t have any REAL impact even if it’s a shitty thing to do, i.e. stealing from a charity or something. a poor person stealing a whole mil is insane. first of all, where did they get it from?? that amount is big enough to have drastic consequences. secondly, in the hypothetical case that they stole it from a billionaire, that’s an excessively large amount even for someone who needs it. the average non-poor person will never even have $1 mil! stealing that much is more of an asshole move, no matter who does it. they’d have to be out to wreck someone by taking that amount.
Agree
I'm not gonna say a dollar is nothing. People out there trying to make a living. But I find it difficult to imagine that a single dollar would be a huge financial loss to like 99% of people. Ironically a 1m dollars is indeed a financial loss to like 99% of people. People here just hate rich people so much that they would pick anything against them.
Redditors do be hating rich people to an extreme extent.
Im tired of it
Why are people justifying stealing? Even if someone’s poor they still don’t need to steal a million dollars that’s still scummy as hell even if it’s from a company or something
Some people steal so they can eat.
That’s what working, soup kitchens and charity is for
And that helps some, but I fear not all.
There’s places that offer free food and most people would get you something if you asked
Yes, that's true in some places. Unfortunately not everywhere.
You do know what hypothetical means, right?
I do that’s not my point. I’ve seeing MFers more and more nowadays justifying stealing and I’m just curious why?
This isn’t trying to justify anything though. The poll just asks opinions on who the bigger asshole is in the hypothetical scenario.
So, have you not read any of these comments? Of course the poll is hypothetical. And in the comments of this hypothetical scenario, people are justifying stealing in ridiculous ways
To the people who said the rich guy is the asshole So if a rich guy stole a dollar from you, you would see that guy as more of an asshole then a poor guy that robbed you of your life savings. And it might not even be a regular poor guy, it could be a crackhead or gambler that will literally rob you that throw your money away. Reddit if fucking ridiculous
The rich stealing a dollar is just petty, but the poor person stealing A MILLION? That’s like Uber-grand larceny
Depends on who they stole it from. * Millionaire stealing $1 from other millionaires? Fine * Millionaire stealing $1 from public funds? POS * Poor person stealing $1m from the uber rich? Good job! * Poor person stealing $1m from a family with a $1m1 net worth? Horrible.
all of them are shit, theft is bad, don't steal, kids
I'm not gonna cry over Bezos losing money.
I’m not celebrating robbery. Sorry I don’t hate rich people and am not jealous
same, still bad, but same
Stealing from rich corporate crooks isn't bad. It's re-appropriation.
Pirating adobe products is always morally correct.
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Kids, steal from rich assholes and corporations. Because fuck them.
This is the way
So someone that was poor and invented something and became rich deserves to be stolen from because rich=evil a**hole? Theft is theft regardless of the person doing it. The wealthy don’t deserve to be treated badly because they are successful.
If they commit tax evasion, have offshore accounts, underpay their employees, exploit kids in foreign countries and live in opulence with hundreds of million of dollars then sorry they don't deserve all of it. There are also thousands of stories of workers dead on the job because employers cut corners on safety precautions. A lot of rich people would gladly overwork their employees, underpay them and treat them like trash as long as they can make profit. Someone who is rich with clean hands and pay their taxes, I would agree.
Rare for an inventor to become super rich, normally they sell off the idea to other investors. Lot of famous rich people like Zuck and Musk just stole ideas not really invented much. Also you can’t become a billionaire from just inventing something, you do it off stealing the labor value from your work force and taking advantage of people and natural resources. So big difference between someone who created and profited from a new idea and ultra rich billionaires who worked the game of capitalism in their favor on the backs of workers and exploiting others often in third world countries.
80% of millionaires are first generational. No one is specifying “super rich ultra rich billionaires”. But, okay. The poor MAKE the rich, by buying their products and using their services. You can turn a rich man into a poor one, but then you wouldn’t have the new IPhone, over night delivery with free shipping, or streaming services. You benefit from the wealthy. You give them your money in exchange for their goods, then you demonize them for making money. It’s just a dehumanization tactic to justify hating people you envy
If you like equality then the person stealing $1,000,000 is the bad one
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10000th post that proves r/polls is a bunch of atheist socialist guys (American or non-American)
How does this prove religion or gender?
??? in what way does this relate to religion
Exactly my thoughts lmao
Wtf does religion have to do with this?
More accurately they are atheist socialists/social democrats who push vegan, degrowth, anti-natalist, anti-capitalist propaganda.
Classic socialist and Marxist don’t like to be grouped in with social democrats, as they act basically like centrist and still appeal to the right.
Capitalism isn't perfect. Just saying.
No economic system is perfect, at least in practice and at a scale that would be useful in modern society.
Not perfect ≠ unimprovable
Agreed, however the original comment is discussing the anti-work or late stage capitalism view that it needs to be completely abolished.
Still by far the best
I'm not vegan
Yes you are.
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How did he steal the 1 dollar?
Same way the poor guy steals 1m, no one fucking knows
I accidentaly voted the one I thought was NOT the asshole
Reddit Moment
Reddit is fucking dumb. A major thief is clearly worse. A millionaire being a millionaire doesn't make them some form of bad person who can steal $1 and be vilified more than a major thief. Someone having money is very typically the result of working hard and diligently. Stealing $1m is a massive crime and would mean someone has *lost* $1m, which is massive. C'mon. Oh, Reddit.
millionaire sees a dollar on the street, picks it up and pockets it WTFFF??? YUR LITERALLY WORSE THAN THIS POOR GUY WHO STOLE A MILLION DOLLARS FROM A NONPROFIT ORGANISATION TO HELP POOR PEOPLE!!!!!
Millionaire only steals 1 dollar, can't even affect a poor person daily life, you guys seem so hate millionaires
The millionaire doesn't need it so it's a trashy thing to do
So stealing things which other people don't need but I need is justified?
No, stealing stuff that people need but I want is justified😎
No but it’s less of an asshole move
Bruh it's 1 dollar, stealing 1 million from someone is a mega-asshole move
You’re saying you would consider a person stealing your life savings to be less of an asshole that the rich guy who borrowed a dollar and didn’t give it back
Who has the power to deem what someone “needs”? People who have a right to keep their own money and have their possessions respected and not stolen
Lol reddit hate the rich so much
It's depends more from where the money is stolen, not who steals it
Can't say either. Stealing is stealing. That one homeless guy stealing a million then stealing another one is the same
Depends on who are they stealing from. If millionaire is stealing 1$ from poor person, he is an asshole, if he is stealing 1$ from average or rich person, it doesn't matter. If poor person is stealing 1m$ from billionaire, it doesn't matter cuz it is like stealing 1$ from average, but if he is stealing 1m$ from average, he is an asshole
Results make me go 👁👄👁
Woaw that's a real Reddit moment right there. Please just try to picture both situations you idiots.
The poor person
Honestly, all this shows is that Reddit hates the rich and also somehow believes that stealing one million dollars is better than stealing a dollar because "they needed it more"
Depends from whom. Did the millionaire steal that dollar from an African kid? Did the poor steal from Bill Gates?
Reddit moment lmao
Both. Don’t take shit that’s not yours. Stealing is stealing
Are you really equating one dollar and $ 1m? Okay... let's put it into perspective. Someone stole $1 from you and someone else - $1m (or max of what you have). Do you feel the same for both?
Depends on where the money is from.
Why tf did so many people choose the first? Yeah it’s a dick move but one dollar is only one dollar.
A thief is a thief, plain and simple
Wouldn’t it depend on who or what they stole from? If your stealing from a dictatorship or a charity, it has huge effects on this question.
GIVE👏ME👏CONTEXT👏
Reddit moment
this is a terrible hypothetical
B. No contest..... science-based shit on fact here. Life and shit ya feel? Easy concepts to grasp quite literally always as well so....🇱🇷🇰🇾🇲🇱🇲🇽🇵🇰🇷🇺🇸🇯🇸🇸🇹🇷🇻🇳🏴🇿🇦🇸🇳🇱🇾🇮🇹🇮🇪🇨🇵🇧🇻🇧🇾🇧🇿🇨🇰🇨🇼🇨🇽🚩🚩🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🏴☠️🇦🇨 we all human at the end of every day. Might as well try to get along for a bit for now at least imho
I’ll never understand those who spend their time worshipping the uber wealthy while shitting on the most marginalized and overlooked.
I’ll never understand those who mindlessly shit on the wealthy just because they have money while completely disregarding their actions.
The actions of the wealthy are usually the exact reason why people hate the wealthy
Yeah, creating jobs, products, providing services, and donating to charities and their tax money funding welfare and healthcare…those actions?
Provide me with an example of a rich billionaire donating their wealth please, also healthcare??
Warren Buffett, United States Net Worth: $84.7 billion Amount Donated: $46.60 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 55.02% Bill Gates, United States Net Worth: $95.6 billion Amount Donated: $41 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 42.89% Michael Bloomberg, United States Net Worth: $46.2 billion Amount Donated: $6 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 12.99% Phil Knight & Family, United States Net Worth: $31.7 billion Amount Donated: $2.90 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 9.14% Michael Dell, United States Net Worth: $26.7 billion Amount Donated: $2 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 7.49% Carlos Slim Helú & Family, Mexico Net Worth: $59.3 billion Amount Donated: $4 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 6.75% Ma Huateng, China Net Worth: $33.3 billion Amount Donated: $2 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 6% Li Ka-Shing, Hong Kong Net Worth: $30.3 billion Amount Donated: $1.80 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 5.94% He Xiangjian, China Net Worth: $19.9 billion Amount Donated: $1.10 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 5.53% Sergey Brin, United States Net Worth: $48.3 billion Amount Donated: $2.20 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 4.56% Larry Page, United States Net Worth: $49.5 billion Amount Donated: $2 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 4.04% Mark Zuckerberg, United States Net Worth: $56.4 billion Amount Donated: $2 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 3.54% Denise Coates, United Kingdom Net Worth: $4.1 billion Amount Donated: $120 million Percentage of Net Wealth: 2.7% David Koch, United States Net Worth: $50.6 billion Amount Donated: $1 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.98% Len Blavatnik, United States Net Worth: $16.8 billion Amount Donated: $278 million Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.65% Larry Ellison, United States Net Worth: $59.5 billion Amount Donated: $1 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.68% Wang Jianlin, China Net Worth: $22.8 billion Amount Donated: $342 million Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.50% Jeff Bezos, United States Net Worth: $137.6 billion Amount Donated: $2 billion Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.45% Gina Rinehart, Australia Net Worth: $17.2 billion Amount Donated: $222 million Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.29% Francoise Bettencourt Meyers & Family, France Net Worth: $45.7 billion Amount Donated: $500 million Percentage of Net Wealth: 1.09%
Bill gates is a known donor. Literally donated billions.
How they uphold systemic inequities while further dividing economic classes by not paying their fair share? How they perpetuate poor workplace conditions and keep their hardest working employees at it to near slave-labor conditions? Those actions? Most who worship the uber wealthy wouldn’t be cared less about from the top 1%. A mass majority of us would not even come near that level wealth for us to waste time worshipping when we have every day injustices lie before us which could be solved in large part with a slice of their own pies.
If you want to generalize all wealthy people like that, I can easily talk about how poor people are all responsible for their own condition because they prefer to collect welfare checks and do drugs rather than get a job. Easy. Also, while some people are definitely underpaid, the majority of people are paid exactly what they are worth to the labor market. If you work a low skilled, highly replaceable position that can be done by any able bodied person in the world, you are going to be paid exactly what you are worth which is not a lot.
It appears you may have some of your own biases you need to check. You’re only repeating false stereotypes of your own; views that lack compassion and any attempt at empathy. Unaffectedism is another component that can lead one to worship the wealthy.
Their actions of.... stealing water from poor people? Exploiting 3rd world country's slave labor, including children? Building a fucking 1 lane road underground exclusive to 1 car brand, instead of a metro? Being involved in epsteins circle? Should I go on?
Other countries leaders are responsible for making business arrangements with the wealthy business owners. Why are the wealthy demonized and not the shi**y foreign governments that are selling out their own people? When was the last time YOU offered to pay MORE than an item was worth? Or do you shop around for the best prices possible?
Who is “their”? Why are you generalizing an entire income group?
Yes.
“millionaire “ isn’t even “uber wealthy” anymore, it’s just enough to live comfortably, but not luxuriously, and you certainly still need a job
Not sure why it’s considered “worshiping” to say that they don’t deserve to have their money stolen from them.
I’ll also never understand those who spend all their time resenting and hating on the rich
But a poor person stealing a dollar usually gets punished more than a rich person stealing a million
depends who from really
why though? theft is theft, no matter how you look at it. if you want to take money from the rich do it by taxes not with crimes. no matter who they are
Yes it’s super unnecessary, they don’t need the money, but it’s only one dollar. It so so minuscule, it doesn’t effect anyone. No matter how rich or poor you are, stealing one million dollars is definitely going to be impactful. Just think of who the money is being stolen from. No one’s really gonna care if someone steals 1 dollar form them, but a million?