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JumpCrisscrossyesterday at 8:35 PM1 replyview on HN

> they would suggest that the thing those exorbitantly wealthy people are hoarding is money

And I’d say they’re literally wrong. They may be hoarding capital. And yes, some wealthy people do hoard money per se. But outside the Epstein class there are lots of people we just don’t hear about because they aren’t on social media talking about how rich they are. Because while it’s fun to postulate that the rich have mental illnesses, it’s documented that social-media addiction causes them.


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john_strinlaiyesterday at 8:41 PM

>They may be hoarding capital.

while this distinction may be important to you, i dont think it really changes anything about malfists question/point.

>Because while it’s fun to postulate that the rich have mental illnesses, it’s documented that social-media addiction causes them.

and cigarettes cause cancer. not sure what this has to do with the conversation, but yeah, social media is bad (smoking, too).

(please note: i am not arguing for or against what you or malfist have said, just thought there was a little something lost in translation re: you asking for evidence after a conversation that started with "makes you wonder")

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