Rates of Criminality Amongst Giving Pledge Signatories — EA Forum
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Summary 1. I investigate the rates of criminal misconduct amongst people who have taken The Giving Pledge (roughly: ~200 [non-EA] billionaires who h…
  • sue_me_please@awful.systemsEnglish
    14·
    10 months ago

    Have we considered that we’re wrong for criminalizing the smartest and most philanthropic people on the planet?

    • beebarfbadger@lemmy.worldEnglish
      9·
      10 months ago

      I, too, am of the opinion that the members of the better classes, signified through their wealth and fortune, should not be subjected to the same criminal laws that the peasants must abide by. They should instead be allowed to do as they will. The poor really shouldn’t believe they have any standing to judge their betters.