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   Noah Sombrero to Dude   
   Re: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Tech_barons_are_war?=   
   01 Feb 26 22:22:05   
   
   From: fedora@fea.st   
      
   On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 15:51:23 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
      
   >On 2/1/2026 1:26 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >> On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 12:21:13 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> On 2/1/2026 9:39 AM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>> On Sun, 1 Feb 2026 09:35:34 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>   
   >>>>> On 1/31/2026 3:12 PM, Noah Sombrero wrote:   
   >>>>>> On Sat, 31 Jan 2026 13:44:44 -0800, Dude  wrote:   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> On 1/31/2026 10:30 AM, dart200 wrote:   
   >>>>>>>> because billionaires don't have morals, and are slave to chasing what   
   >>>>>>>> they perceive as profit regardless of the effect of others   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> there's a reason rich people can't make it into heaven   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>>> cause we can't even build heaven when rich people exist   
   >>>>>>>>   
   >>>>>>> Because it's obvious that you are biased by even using the term "rich".   
   >>>>>>> There's a good reason people don't want to be equally poor.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>>> And good reason why that is not necessary.   
   >>>>>>   
   >>>>> I'm not sure you've thought this through.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> Wealthy people donate the most to charity and pay most of the US income   
   >>>>> tax. Poor people pay no income tax and get charity.   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>> So, what's wrong with this picture?   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Your assumptions behind it.   
   >>>>   
   >>> It looks like you may have emigrated to the wrong place. Canada is   
   >>> fundamentally a capitalist country and with a mixed market economy along   
   >>>   with free-market principles.   
   >>   
   >> The appear to be blessed with a complete lack of himbo's way of   
   >> looking at things.  Good enough for me.   
   > >   
   >Now you have to admit, that's funny! You're a computer programmer who   
   >got rich enough to retire. Good work!   
      
   What canadians can't retire?  Nah.  They simply do it without being   
   assholes.   
      
   >Apparently, Thomas J. Watson Jr., the second president of IBM, was the   
   >greatest capitalist who ever lived. With your work in programming, you   
   >can thank him being a foundational pioneer in the computing industry and   
   >for its long-standing reputation as a leader in enterprise technology,   
   >research, and innovation.   
      
   --   
   Noah Sombrero mustachioed villain   
   Don't get political with me young man   
   or I'll tie you to a railroad track and   
   <<>> to <<>>   
   Who dares to talk to El Sombrero?   
   dares: Ned   
   does not dare: Julian  shrinks in horror and warns others away   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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