[skhunted]

It’s absurd that 10 people can make that much money in a couple of days. No one should have as much wealth as those 10 people do.

[olddustytrail]

That's true, but you're not likely to get much support for such on a site that's basically built on capitalist ideals.

[toomuchtodo]

I’d like to think it was just an unfortunate reality of this period in human history that a VC fund had to do okay for HN to exist, in the same way an industrialist might patron MOMA.

Two servers and a handful of mods to run something so unique and powerful seems…cheap.

[skhunted]

I fully expect the downvotes. America since Reagan has largely embraced the greed is good mantra. American evangelicals who profess to follow the Bible would downvote a comment that quoted the Bible by saying that the love of money is the root of all evil

[fsckboy]

>the greed is good mantra

people on this site are frequently very interested in compiler optimization, processor and instruction set optimization, faster clocks, pipelining, datapaths, effective utilization of cache, etc. etc. That's what "greed is good" means, greed drives people to try to improve, to get the most out of what they have.

The use of that line in the film was very clever, it had two meanings, but you don't seem to get the subtle one. There is nothing wrong with greed, greed is good.

what there is something wrong with is envy and jealousy; all cultures and ethical traditions recognize that.

[skhunted]

There is nothing wrong with greed, greed is good. what there is something wrong with is envy and jealousy; all cultures and ethical traditions recognize that.

Supply side Jesus appreciates you.

greed drives people to try to improve, to get the most out of what they have.

Salk was not good at what he did because of greed. Leonardo was not great becuase of greed and being more greedy would not have made him better.

Greed is not good. All ethical traditions recognize this. Your view is pathetic. The actual Jesus does not appreciate you.

[legitster]

It is absurd, but also the miracle of modern wealth is that it's not a zero-sum game.

Even if you are in favor of redistributing wealth or ending extractive institutions, a rising tide raises all boats.

[locopati]

"a rising tide..." ummm are you paying attention to the last 40 years in the US? wealth disparities rivaling the Gilded Age

[skhunted]

a rising tide raises all boats.

The analogy to tides is not apt.

[ASalazarMX]

A rising tide that lifts boats higher the bigger they are would be more apt.

[antifa]

Or even simpler, most people can't afford boats.

[Eddy_Viscosity2]

The billionaires own all the boats.