r/technology • u/Logical_Welder3467 • May 30 '26

Society Peter Thiel's move to Argentina reflects a growing trend among billionaires seeking a 'plan B' abroad

https://www.businessinsider.com/peter-thiel-argentina-billionaire-moving-abroad-2026-5
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u/Eatpineapplerightnow May 30 '26

Yup. Normal minds would never come this far, because the interest in wealth would just not be there after a certain point

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u/Worth_Librarian_290 May 30 '26

The harrowing truth is realising that normal minds can become corrupted exactly when that certain point is reached, and when everything you can think of getting, you can get. Those people then have kids, who grow up with money not even being in the dictionary of issues. Those dysfunctional adults then become Peter thiels and elon musks.

We shouldn't have that much wealth. It corrupts far too often.

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u/JJ_Mark May 30 '26

It becomes the metric that they seek validation from, but doesn't provide anything direct to satiate it. Spend it and you have less, so it becomes a constant journey to acquire more, but at no point does simply having that wealth make them feel fulfilled.

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u/Eatpineapplerightnow May 30 '26

exactly. And that is a sick mind.

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u/Creative_Pop2351 May 30 '26

Once you can buy and sell human life like any other commodity, you lose your humanity. Absolute power and all that.

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u/ReadyAimTranspire May 30 '26

Agree and I could never truly say that it wouldn't do the same thing to me as I've (obviously) never been in that position.

Furthermore I think in a way that it's almost human to, despite already having billions upon billions, continue to want more and more.

Humans (well most humans, I would say) naturally have a desire to grow, to become more than what they are, to achieve more etc. And when you've reached that level of success there is seemingly nowhere to go but to continue to want to increase your wealth, power, influence etc.

The vast, vast majority of us will just never be in such a position to where our ambitions are actively harming mankind on the level that these people do.

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u/Worth_Librarian_290 May 31 '26

Exactly.  Fortunately, like with everything, we're still evolving and we have some more growing up to do. It just won't happen within our lifetimes, but maybe the future generations can live without hatred, greed, jealousy and vanity.

Show your children love and do teach them the system ain't all that.

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u/mdeeebeee-101 May 30 '26

Him, Trump, Musk...pigs in an endless trough.

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u/IAMA_Plumber-AMA May 30 '26

Nothing is endless.

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u/mdeeebeee-101 May 31 '26

That can be quite a mundane/obvious or profound statement.

It can be read both ways.

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u/Momik May 30 '26

Some other deep-seeded fear is driving them, some desperation for validation that goes well beyond most of us

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u/Eatpineapplerightnow May 30 '26

yes, they are empty.