• ricecake@sh.itjust.works
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    21 days ago

    Sure. But that doesn’t mean you can’t compare musk to Rockefeller or use him as a benchmark.

    Using someone as a known benchmark doesn’t mean they were good or bad, just that they’re an established quantity. Rockefeller was wealthy beyond normal levels of wealth. It makes sense to use him as a comparison.