New Money has something to prove, and Old Money has nothing to prove.
It's not wealth that compounds across generations—it's the absence of extrinsic pressure. Ennui is the silent killer of dynastic ambition.
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Get Linkwise — free on iPhoneGini coefficient for Silicon Valley went from 30 to 83 since the '90s. Those are the conditions for the French Revolution.
The industry that ran on 'don't be evil' now has wealth concentration worse than pre-revolutionary France. The surprise is the politics stayed polite this long.
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I will not sacrifice to the Lord my God burnt offerings that cost me nothing.
AI makes cover letters costless, the signal collapses. Costless sacrifice isn't sacrifice — we still demand the shekels. 4x app-to-recruiter ratio is the proof.