There are thousands of billionaires, and they are making things worse. Here's why. Why we should worry about billionaires Us humans struggle with large numbers. Because of this, many of us cannot fully comprehend the billionaire. We underestimate their wealth and power.As the memes say: "People don't have a strong intuitive sense of how much bigger 1 billion is than 1 … [Read more...] about The problem(s) with billionaires
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150 people run the world and politicians are puppets says Chamath Palihapitiya
Near-billionaire Chamath Palihapitiya spoke with unusual frankness to, in his words, the "leaders of the future" at Stanford Graduate School of Business in November 2017. Palihapitiya: "there are about 150 people who run the world - [they're not politicians] anybody who wants to go into politics, they're all f**king puppets.There are 150, and they're all men, who run the … [Read more...] about 150 people run the world and politicians are puppets says Chamath Palihapitiya