ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoSome people want wealth because it means power over others. Some people want wealth because it means they can minimize interactions with others.message-squaremessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1226arrow-down112
arrow-up1214arrow-down1message-squareSome people want wealth because it means power over others. Some people want wealth because it means they can minimize interactions with others.ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square32linkfedilink
minus-squareAlmacca@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·edit-22 days agoAnd there’s the problem; equating wealth with money. The word ‘wealth’ originally meant ‘well-being, prosperity, and happiness’, and it still should. The word ‘welfare’ comes from the same root, but that’s been perverted as well. Billionaires aren’t wealthy; they’re just rich.
And there’s the problem; equating wealth with money. The word ‘wealth’ originally meant ‘well-being, prosperity, and happiness’, and it still should. The word ‘welfare’ comes from the same root, but that’s been perverted as well.
Billionaires aren’t wealthy; they’re just rich.