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3. Most welcome! Thanks for reading.

Mon Jun 22, 2026, 04:16 PM

18 hrs ago

The ancients knew a thing or two about wealth disparity and oligarchy.

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Elon Musk Confirms Ancient Concerns About the Superrich [View all] ancianita 19 hrs ago OP

Thank you for sharing the article irisblue 18 hrs ago #1

Most welcome! Thanks for reading. ancianita 18 hrs ago #3

Money becomes rather worthless PatSeg 18 hrs ago #2

Great article. ananda 18 hrs ago #4

It is. As an aside, ancianita 17 hrs ago #7

Sounds good enough as it is. nt eppur_se_muova 16 hrs ago #13

You and your daughter brakester 16 hrs ago #14

Solon "canceled all the debts of the poor, to the great chagrin of the rich" Seinan Sensei 17 hrs ago #5

Thanks for your post. To your point, ancianita 17 hrs ago #8

We need to keep the focus on Musk's pleonexia. 1WorldHope 17 hrs ago #6

Absolutely! ancianita 17 hrs ago #9

If we are faced with "sickness" we need Gordcanuck 14 hrs ago #16

Excellent 5 minute slam on musk by Brit comedian Jonathan Pie 3825-87867 17 hrs ago #10

Good one! Thanks! ancianita 16 hrs ago #11

TY interesting re Plato, Athens class struggles, and pleonexia electric_blue68 16 hrs ago #12

Elon is a hoarder Seinan Sensei 15 hrs ago #15

Wanting a good life for others, not just yourself... returnee 3 hrs ago #17