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		RickJWagner on June 7, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to get rich without getting lucky (2018) "when journalists attack rich people, or attack the technology industry, they’re really bidding for status" There's a lot of that going on these days.

wwweston on June 7, 2019 | [–]

Yep. In fact, when rich technologists fire back with comments like his, they are also bidding for status.

(Or, more politely, engaging in a public conversation about values.)

JauntyHatAngle on June 7, 2019 | [–]

It's also an argument that reduces any valid criticism into tribalism.

It's a dangerous statement to make.

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