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[โ€“] sub_ubi@lemmy.ml 26 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Completely true of the public-facing capitalists, who effectively serve as PR for their class.

[โ€“] UlyssesT@hexbear.net 23 points 2 weeks ago

You may be on to something there, though some of the quieter ones I have names for, like the Mercers or the Waltons, do seem miserable from what I know about them.

Still, if those are outliers, unless the quiet capitalists are secretly richer than their loudest and most obnoxious counterparts, I can't help but wonder why the richest among them are also the loudest and most miserable.