• @Zwiebel@feddit.org
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    452 months ago

    Isn’t this the american dream? Anyone can start by washing dishes and scam their way up to become a billionaire*!

    *inflation adjusted

    • @pedz@lemmy.ca
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      2 months ago

      I thought the formula was to be the child of a well-to-do family, start a tech company in a garage, then scam your way up to become a billionaire.

  • @BrotherL0v3@lemmy.world
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    312 months ago

    Hey folks, I’ve been asleep for the past few hundred years. Can’t wait to see how the profit motive has universally overlapped with providing the most utility to society! Such a neat little hack.

    Uh oh. Uhhhh… Oh no…

  • Øπ3ŕ
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    262 months ago

    Sorry, “has become”?

    Oh, my sweet summer child.

  • lemonaz
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    202 months ago

    “Don’t worry, you can just sue them and drag it in courts for decades because they have armies of lawyers. Look, it’s just part of the process so we can have Freedom TM©®.”

  • Haus
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    152 months ago

    “I owe my soul to the company store.” - 1946

  • @LaunchesKayaks@lemmy.world
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    72 months ago

    I volunteer at a horse stables because it’s good for my mental health. I started getting lessons at a different stables and offered volunteering services if they need it and the owner got real confused because she thought I was asking for a job. Like no, I like farm work and want to help horse farmers for free because it makes me happy