Who produced the goods and services that you consumed while you sat around on your ass thinking up ways to exploit me?
There are 2 very obvious holes in this particular line of thought:
1) Inventing something that doubles the productivity of an industry IS NOT "sitting on your ass."
2) Any goods/services consumed while not sitting on your ass, you of course must pay for. Society doesn't just give them to you. So that part makes no sense whatsoever.
Not that this matters. In Kid's world, anyone who is more capable than him (smarter, handier, more insightful, willing to accept more risk, etc.) is an exploiter. They don't *deserve* to be wealthier than he is. Doesn't matter than you or I (or society at large) may value their contributions more than Kid's. Nope, doesn't matter at all. It's not fair, and Kid should get a piece of the pie because he works hard. Yep. Yessiree.
Must... stop... looking... at... the... trainwreck. Must... stop... reading... thread.
-Arrian
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