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>>lawles+(OP)
Bryan Cantrill, "Do not fall into the trap of anthropomorphizing Larry Ellison" >>15886728

The specific lines about Ellison and a lawnmower start at 38:28 in the linked video; the entire Oracle rant starts at about 34:00.

>>pjdesn+rx1
We shouldn’t anthropomorphize any billionaires. They’re not even people at that point, just destructive aliens who undemocratically ruin everyone’s good time.

We need confiscatory taxation for a better future.

>>nielsb+JC1
Whilst true, it’s important to focus on the worst ones first, as with everything there is a scale.

>>jama21+NI1
It's kind of saying we should only focus on the #1 mass-murdering dictator in the world, so while many of them are actively slaying people, lets just focus on #1 for now.

No, we can have many targets. People who hoard money for the benefit of themselves with the detriment of society and the population at large are all "destructive aliens who undemocratically ruin everyone’s good time" to borrow the words of parent commentator. If just 10% were slightly less evil and egoistic, it would lead to huge improvements, and only a slight reduction to their own lifestyles. That they don't, is a stain on the legacy of humanity.

>>embedd+BQ1
Nice straw man, I argued for nothing that you are arguing against.