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From what we can observe, most people with significant wealth seem to be peculiar in two particular ways: Appearing not wise enough to recognize and know that their wealth means another’s poverty and that that’s actually relevant because ultimately, they can only be truly well if everyone is well, and that they, too, live in a climate catastrophe from which they cannot escape, even if they built themselves the most sophisticated bunker.
Appearing not courageous enough to act to use their fortunes for the greater good and for everyone’s well-being, because they seem so afraid they would not have enough, even though they already have way more than enough (and will keep enough) to live a comfortable and fulfilling life, and to move away from their ways of “making” money, especially when these ways include exploiting and damaging people, animals, or planet, out of the same fear of not having enough, or other fears like not being able to replicate their success or being admired for it.
There’s some superb (and superbly sad) irony here that millionaires and billionaires are in the best
position to be role models, by doing amazing things for the well-being and advancement of mankind (and all species)