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In reply to the discussion: Jeff Bozos 'I don't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now' [View all]DBoon
(24,433 posts)55. The movie Elysium  covered this already
        Elysium is a 2013 American dystopian science fiction action film written, co-produced, and directed by Neill Blomkamp.[4] It was Blomkamp's second directorial effort. The film stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster alongside Sharlto Copley, Alice Braga, Diego Luna, Wagner Moura, and William Fichtner.[5] The film takes place on both a ravaged Earth and a luxurious artificial world called Elysium.[6] The film itself offers deliberate social commentary that explores political and sociological themes such as immigration, overpopulation, transhumanism, health care, worker exploitation, the justice system, technology, and social class issues.[7]
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In the movie, eventually some of the wealthy in their utopian space world show pity on the people left behind.
I don't think Bezos knows what pity and compassion feel like.
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                        Jeff Bozos   'I don't see how anybody can be discouraged who is alive right now' [View all]
							Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
							Friday
							OP
                        
        
        I am beginning to view that kind of wealth, with the pursuit of more, to be a real pathology.  They're all
        Scrivener7
        Saturday
        #47
      
        
        The billionaires are completely out of touch with the reality of life for normal people.
        Irish_Dem
        Friday
        #11
      
        
        I often imagine Bezos and those like him just sitting around all day enjoying the aroma of their own farts.
        BannonsLiver
        Friday
        #12
      
        
        When Jeff Bezos employs the first person plural pronoun "us" he doesn't really mean everyone,
        sop
        Friday
        #13
      
        
        These fucking obscenely wealthy assholes live in a tiny world in their own mind.
        NewHendoLib
        Friday
        #15
      
        
        In about 10 - 20 yrs "millions will be enjoying life in space". Er...I DON'T THINK So!
        electric_blue68
        Friday
        #40
      
        
        My favorite book about the billionaire class is Douglas Rushkoff's Survival of the Richest...
        Hekate
        Friday
        #42
      
        
        Can one of the leaders of the resistance please pick a date to begin the
        travelingthrulife
        Saturday
        #49
      
  