Don’t even take chicken pox lightly. It gives you shingles later in life. I have epilepsy as a result of getting chicken pox.

I’m sure it has nothing to do with Bentleys getting uglier while other luxury cars are getting cooler looking.

OLGA rocked. I’d forgotten all about it.

This. Especially in modern first-world nations. There are plenty of resources for the wealthy to still be wealthy and everyone to have at least economic security.

Again, taxation is but one of many levers pulled in the working of government which have substantial implications on billionaires. Whether and where to impose tariffs or regulation, for example, are decisions which wealthy business owners are very concerned.

I’ll see a doctor as soon as you approach others with more respect. Let’s not Reddit Lemmy with unmerited hostility.

I’m not sure I understand your question. They are both pro-government. If any one human could be the personification of government, it would be the President of the United States.

They’re not at all opposing forces. Some billionaires are in competition with each other and political parties are tools at certain billionaires disposal.

The act of taxing income is but one political mechanism used to influence the power of some billionaires over another.

Honestly she should be worth more given her age and husband.

Linux users are inherently required to operate the operating system more than Windows or Mac. It’s something they spend time doing and therefore a frequent enough activity that some people talk about that activity.

I agree with you in spirit. The most common sentiment I see among the comments is not to limit what people can share but how actively platforms move people down rabbit holes. If there is not action on the part of the platforms to correct for this, they risk regulation which in turn puts freedom of speech at risk.