"There's nothing special about Musk, Altman, or Zuckerberg. Accepting that requires you to also accept that the world itself is not one that rewards the remarkable, or the brilliant, or the truly incredible, but those who are able to take advantage of opportunities, which in turn leads to the horrible truth that those who often have the most opportunities are some of the most boring and privileged people alive."
-Ed Zitron, You Can't Make Friends With The Rockstars
https://www.wheresyoured.at/rockstars/
@pluralistic
Those who have the most opportunities do get tons more opportunities….
agree wholeheartedly, AND while I enjoyed the post, imo, it's even worse than only being privileged.
Taking advantage of many opportunities requires people to take advantage -of other people- and ruthlessly get their own needs met -at the expense- of other human beings or the environment.
Ruthlessness is (to me) a defining characteristic of these billionaires. Not something I aspire to.