StillIRise1963,
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Being important and being rich should be two different things.

run_atalanta,
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@StillIRise1963 both are just about power over others.

StillIRise1963,
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@run_atalanta Not necessarily. You can be important because you created a diabetes drug that you gave to the public for free.

sysop408,
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@StillIRise1963 and a lot of rich people aren't really actually all that important aside from having an abundance of a resource that other people need.

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run_atalanta,
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@sysop408 @StillIRise1963

You're right. Good point and well taken.

Many actually important people are denied power. That needs to be fixed.

sysop408,
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@run_atalanta the late theologian James Carse wrote:

Power refers to the freedom that people have within set limits. Strength is the freedom you have outside of them.

Only a small number of people can have power. Anyone can be strong.

Not the exact quote. I'm reciting from memory.

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