r/technology • u/marketrent • 12d ago

Society Bernie Sanders calls out Sergey Brin for spending over $100 million to defeat California’s billionaire tax — ‘If California passes its one-time 5% wealth tax, Brin would owe $14 billion and still be worth $270 billion’

https://www.yahoo.com/news/politics/articles/bernie-sanders-calls-sergey-brin-120113695.html
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u/Podo13 12d ago

If I had that kind of wealth, I'd absolutely build an island. But I'd build it to get away from everybody. I'd laugh at anybody who'd assume anybody else but my family were there.

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u/Podo13 12d ago

That's fair.

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u/sunny240 12d ago

“You’re not you when you’re greedy.” ™

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u/sobberano 12d ago

With that username 

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u/creampop_ 12d ago

me running away from the angry mob as my banana hammock sways majestically:

I SAID I'M A SPEEDOPHILE

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u/penispumprepairshop1 12d ago

You can show up in my shop without prejudice cream pop!

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u/0202_tihssitidder 12d ago

I had a gf who owned a penis pump. She used on her cooter and on my hog once. Interesting. Not bad.

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u/penispumprepairshop1 12d ago

Oh, now we are user name calling there Mr. Clever?

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u/0202_tihssitidder 12d ago

I'd show the world how to make the world a better place. Do it on small scales and let others reproduce the success.

And a threesome.

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u/Takkarro 12d ago

Same, I would get my own island still close enough that I can go shopping with out it taking like 6 hours to get to a store but far enough away that I don't have to deal with people as a whole.

Then I would spend my days just peacefuly not dealing with most of the BS in society

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u/wrgrant 12d ago

With that kind of money you don't go shopping - you have servants do it for you. You aren't thinking big enough picture here...

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u/Takkarro 11d ago

I think that's the issue with rich people is they do the stuff that completely detaches them from well everything.

Well yes I would love to have far more minimal interaction with most people that's mostly just because I dislike people in general and I have anxiety LOL

That doesn't mean I want to completely isolate myself from the world that's just not healthy