[spindritf]

the class of people who own the world and control all the assets may finally begin to see the error of their ways

Their ways? Arianna Huffington didn't cause the current epidemic of narcissism making people willing to write for free to stroke their ego as he aptly noted. She also didn't inherit HuffPo so all that talk about socialism and inheritance tax is just more signalling on the author's part. Which is why they chose him.

If some street hustler challenges you to a game of three card monte you don't need to bother to play, just hand him the money, not because you're going to lose but because you owe him for the insight: he selected you.[1]

He owes them an article on cancer, I believe.

[1] http://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2013/05/dove.html

[kitsune_]

She was also married to a billionaire and got a nice divorce settlement in 1997.

[jseliger]

the current epidemic of narcissism making people willing to write for free to stroke their ego as he aptly noted

To be fair, some people write for free to learn things, share things, and spread knowledge. That's why I started a blog. And virtually all professors, who produce work for journals, don't get paid directly via their writing, but rather via their home institution, and sometimes other means (like grants).

Universities are different than the HuffPo, but the point is still important.

[cobrausn]

I think the real point there is that the professors still get paid.

[mcguire]

"...people willing to write for free to stroke their ego..."

Or to get exposure, which is a requirement for making a living in any creative endeavour.

Note: Huffington exposure isn't worth much, but neither is exposure from writing articles in most journalism outlets. That doesn't prevent every last writer from having a list of "published in Time, Newsweek, Mr. Peabody's Literary Conglomeration,...and the Washington Post" in their brag paragraph.

[0xdeadbeefbabe]

But she is causing it, as are people selling fixie bikes, and barbers who give the bros their haircuts. It's funny that people don't call her Huffington more often, as if she were engaged in something more noble than say Hefner.

[autokad]

this writer has a real axe to grind with people trying to make money from rent, sheesh