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[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That's established economic science. Billionaires cannot possibly create added value to account for their wealth, just as you or I cannot become billionaires at the sweat of our brow. These people end up billionaires for being at the giving end of an oppressive labor system, and often, of untaxed inheritance.

[–] ChildeHarold@lemm.ee -2 points 1 week ago

this is not established economics. It's labor theory of value derived by Marx that was never fully accepted, and was thoroughly debunked like 80 years ago at the latest.

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Maybe look up definition of wage theft first. The one most people use.

In addition:

Billionaires cannot possibly create added value to account for their wealth, just as you or I cannot become billionaires at the sweat of our brow.

  1. Value and create in this context is mostly subjective.
  2. Ever since internet and software became a thing, they can. It is absolutely possible for one person to create sw worth billions.
[–] zeca 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)
  1. Ever since internet and software became a thing, they can. It is absolutely possible for one person to create sw worth billions.

Name one thing that one person created that became worth billions. Something that is rightly credited to a single person.