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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

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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 Thursday OP

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

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Thursday #4

Who might that be? calimary Yesterday #7

JB Pritzker is one too IbogaProject Yesterday #9

you overlook blaeckfoeoess Yesterday #17

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Trump brags about being a billionaire. Made most of it grifting off the Presidency and wants more surfered 21 hrs ago #24

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

It is a form of drmeow 20 hrs ago #28

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

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

messiah complex. mopinko Thursday #6

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

so much money, the only thing left to buy mopinko Yesterday #14

Or to quote the Chili Peppers Mblaze Yesterday #10

Aristus, this is a beautiful piece of writing rhiannon55 Yesterday #11

Thank you. Aristus Yesterday #15

Cutizens United BurnDoubt Yesterday #12

Addictive greed. moondust Yesterday #13

This is beautiful. Picturelady Yesterday #16

Thank you. Aristus 21 hrs ago #21

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

Wish I could rec this more than once. dickthegrouch 21 hrs ago #19

There is an emptiness in some people which they cannot fill nor understand. RockRaven 21 hrs ago #20

I love your billionaire's bucket list genxlib 21 hrs ago #26

I've come to believe for a long time now that after your net worth hits 7-8 figures... Wounded Bear 21 hrs ago #27

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