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rhiannon55

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11. Aristus, this is a beautiful piece of writing

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Fri Apr 3, 2026, 12:24 AM

22 hrs ago

I love your ideas about the many different wonderful things people who have more money than they can ever spend can do. I wish they kept their empathy on their way to the top. Imagine what one could do with an abundance of empathy, along with all that money.

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I'll never understand "ambitious" billionaires. [View all] Aristus Yesterday OP

There are no ethical billionaires. N/t Coventina Yesterday #1

I think OP is trying to preserve the sanctity of one particular billionaire possibly running for President. PeaceWave Yesterday #4

Who might that be? calimary 23 hrs ago #7

JB Pritzker is one too IbogaProject 23 hrs ago #9

you overlook blaeckfoeoess 14 hrs ago #17

Message auto-removed Name removed 7 hrs ago #22

Trump brags about being a billionaire. Made most of it grifting off the Presidency and wants more surfered 7 hrs ago #24

I think their entire life is about... S/V Loner Yesterday #2

It is a form of drmeow 6 hrs ago #28

It's not just what billionaires do with their money ThoughtCriminal Yesterday #3

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They figure since they have billions of dollars Diamond_Dog Yesterday #5

messiah complex. mopinko Yesterday #6

Once you have more money than you will ever need, the next thing to amass is power. Marie Marie 23 hrs ago #8

so much money, the only thing left to buy mopinko 16 hrs ago #14

Or to quote the Chili Peppers Mblaze 22 hrs ago #10

Aristus, this is a beautiful piece of writing rhiannon55 22 hrs ago #11

Thank you. Aristus 15 hrs ago #15

Cutizens United BurnDoubt 22 hrs ago #12

Addictive greed. moondust 21 hrs ago #13

This is beautiful. Picturelady 15 hrs ago #16

Thank you. Aristus 7 hrs ago #21

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But, none of them are sufficiently... egotistical enough. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E 14 hrs ago #18

Wish I could rec this more than once. dickthegrouch 7 hrs ago #19

There is an emptiness in some people which they cannot fill nor understand. RockRaven 7 hrs ago #20

I love your billionaire's bucket list genxlib 6 hrs ago #26

I've come to believe for a long time now that after your net worth hits 7-8 figures... Wounded Bear 6 hrs ago #27