A wise man once said....
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Originally Posted by David Sklansky
Again, it is not immoral to steal from the super rich, super lucky if they are squandering their money. But that stolen money should be given to the deserving.
and then over 100 million people died in a genocidal disaster
david i get the impression you feel like your sense of morality has lead you down your chosen path. i think you should consider that you may have chosen your path and formulated a sense of morality to justify it
i havent read your books but if they are all about poker i am sure they are badly outdated. even training content produced by winning players 5 years ago is outdated. im sure your customers were pleased with their purchase and the value they got, but yes, most would gladly take a refund and forget about them today
there are elements to poker like preying on the addicted that are negative. otherwise theres nothing really wrong with it. you cant play poker by yourself so anyone participating is offering a service in a sense. its the same with investing. you might see a day trader as a leech offering nothing of value but thats technically not true. the economy relies on investment and people taking risks. just take one company as an example. tesla. some believe they are a revolutionary company that will help save our environment and make the world more efficient. tesla requires billions of dollars in investment. it requires people taking a risk. it requires people with money. tesla hires people ranging from tech wizards, to transporters, to salesmen on the floor. people with money invest it and that drives an economy, progress, and jobs. the government is incompetent and inefficient. im not sure why you think they should decide who doesn't deserve their money, steal it, and then hope they do something that is more useful with it than say elon musk or bill gates vs bush, obama, or trump
on top of that, you haven't even attempted to grapple with the overwhelming evidence that handing out free money isn't even a fraction as beneficial as you would hope it is
Last edited by juan valdez; 09-03-2017 at 01:48 PM.