[rglullis]

At this scale, it's not about material wealth. It's about power.

The issue is not that Jeff Bezos can buy an yacht and you can only buy an used RV for your weekend trips. The issue is that Jeff Bezos can buy a whole newspaper to shape public opinion and decide what laws get passed, and you can do nothing more than write a blog post about it.

[altern8]

Sure, but the website focuses on material wealth.

[kasey_junk]

And yet someone much less rich than him has him kowtowing and has caused him to nueter that paper.

If the last year has shown me anything, it’s moneys not all it’s cracked up to be on the power front.

[dudefeliciano]

and a dead guy with much less money and power that the guy you are referring to is still influencing his decisions

[rglullis]

> And yet someone much less rich than him

But with a lot more power than him.

(At least for the moment)