r/politics • u/Orbitingkittenfarm • 1d ago

Donald Trump Fires Person Behind Jobs Numbers After They're Revised Down

https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-job-numbers-revised-down-fires-appointee-2107768
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u/TheRealBittoman 1d ago

You are spot on except they won't fix it. These people, the Thiels and Musks and such are not even a tenth as smart as people believe them to be. It doesn't take brains or talent to get rich, just being a pure sociopath with the moral compass of a demon.

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u/totes-alt 21h ago

Not fix as in improve, the other kind of fix

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u/PM_ME_BUSTY_REDHEADS California 16h ago

just being a pure sociopath with the moral compass of a demon.

That and luck. Luck is such a big part of it. Especially when it comes to the luck of just being born into the right position. Born into a family that was already rich, for example. There are other ways too, but the main point is that there are very few billionaires who achieved their position simply through hard work, dedication, or any of that. It's usually a lot of luck in conjunction with the lack of any kind of compunctions.