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So Are the Top 1% Really Responsible for Our Misery?

Just sharing some interesting videos of another take completely!

Tessa Schlesinger - A systems thinker. · 2026-08-17 05:56 · 81 claps · 2.8 min read paywalled
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So Are the Top 1% Really Responsible for Our Misery?

Just sharing some interesting videos of another take completely!

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Every now and then I see a video that makes me rethink things. This one was a guy saying that it wasn’t the top 1% that were the problem — it was the bottom one percent who screwed everything up. He said that it was the top 1% who produced the computers, the phones, the furniture, the food, the electricity, the cars, and everything else. That really made me think!

He defined the bottom 1% as the crooks, the bad guys in general, the cheats, murderers, liars, etc.

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Crooks, corruption, thievery, and scammers abound!

Think about it. You might hate Elon but is he really responsible for your poverty and your struggle? I don’t think so. He is responsible for a great many good things, but none of it is looked at. I’ve screenshot a list of his achievements.

Some of Elon Musk’s achievements. Google AI screenshot.

Some of Elon Musk’s achievements. Google AI screenshot.

If you for one moment think that I agree with everything he does and says because I can acknowledge that he has contributed massively to human advancement, then you would be wrong. You would also be harbouring under a bias so intense that you are clearly brainwashed.

It’s actually normal to be able to see the good, the bad, and the ugly.

So, yes, Musk is one of the top one percent, and he is contributing immensely to humanity. So who are the crooks?

The crooks are the people who don’t have the ability to achieve, but who desperately want to be the top dogs. That’s why they cheat, lie, steal, manipulate, murder, sabotage, and whatever else it takes. They might have more than enough already, but it isn’t enough. People who don’t want to have as much as the very successful people are content with what they have. They also tend to have a moral code they won’t cross, even if they do want something. It doesn’t worry them that they can’t do the things that would earn them the big bucks.

In any event, I was curious about the guy who raised the point, and I see more of what he was about. I thought the one below was interesting. I knew that all the countries in Europe were electing right wing countries. I did not realize that the one’s in South America were turning to the right as well. Ashton Cohen gives the reasons below.

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Next, he deals with the new status symbol of having large families. You think? I’d like your view on this one.

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And here’s the same guy speaking about that corruption, that cheating, that theft, and it’s not where you expect it to be. It doesn, however, make sense of the fact that our services do not provide us with anything worth having. If all the money is going into the hands of politicians and crooked businesses, I guess we don’t stand much of a chance, do we?

This last video is about theft and corruption on a grand scale in California.

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So there you have it!

So as it’s my birthday today, I’m now getting ready to go to breakfast with a friend, and, of course, I’m also going to remember the birthday card that my late daughter gave to me last year. Picture below.

It’s hard for me to believe that my daughter isn’t here anymore. I keep interested in the world around me, but it’s not the same. Lexy, wherever you are, if you are, I love you. Own picture.

It’s hard for me to believe that my daughter isn’t here anymore. I keep interested in the world around me, but it’s not the same. Lexy, wherever you are, if you are, I love you. Own picture.

[embed]My Longevity Plan on My 75th Birthday I turned 75 one hour and 57 minutes ago. Can I live another 20 years?tessaschlesinger.medium.com

That’s it for the next few weeks. I have so much on my plate, it’s difficult for me to cope sometimes.



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