• dwemthy@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    He at least learned the ‘right’ lesson from the famous robber barons like Rockefeller, Carnegie, etc: when you make a fortune by exploiting everyone you can then you should spend that fortune to whitewash your name for future generations.

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      17 hours ago

      That is the right lesson. Use that money to make people love and respect you, even though you’re a bastard, by building libraries, hospital wings, and other community projects.

      “He abused his workers, but he cured cancer” kind of a toss up when it hits the history book.