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ZeroGravitastoday at 1:18 PM1 replyview on HN

He seems to be regressing, he said this in January:

> The rational fear of those who dislike economic inequality is that the rich will convert their economic power into political power: that they’ll tilt elections, or pay bribes for pardons, or buy up the news media to promote their views.

> I used to be able to claim that tech billionaires didn't actually do this — that they just wanted to refine their gadgets. But unfortunately in the current administration we've seen all three.

Now he's claiming he's trained all these billionaires and they are a blessing to the world, not avaricious sociopaths.


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inigyoutoday at 2:12 PM

He writes for an audience and knows what he's doing.