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Money, Sex, and Power as the Same Thing
from Weinstein Company Man · #66
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4 minTim argues that money and sex are ultimately about power, mocking Bill and Melinda Gates' philanthropy as 'fingers in the pussy of Africa,' then ties it to why the show fixates on real estate and expensive soup cans as windows into hidden power structures.
- 5:37Most of the powerful people he discusses are smart but not intellectuals—they don't make money from writing or speaking.
- 6:39Money, sex, and power are all the same thing.
- 6:53He dismisses the idea that billionaires become altruistic, suggesting Bill Gates and Melinda's AIDS work is about gaining influence in Africa.
- 7:25Weaponized philanthropy, as described in Jay Mayer's Dark Money, allows the wealthy to pursue multiple objectives simultaneously.
- 7:51The show focuses on people playing video games at a high level of society, not on standard debates about gender, free speech, and immigration.
- 8:29Real estate is a passageway into understanding people's lives and uncovering who powerful individuals are.
- 8:57He applies the same real estate logic to expensive cans of soup, treating any luxury purchase as a window into larger systems.
Melinda GatesBill GatesThe ClintonsJane MayerLou PearlmanDonald TrumpDick CheneyGeorge W. BushAlan Dulles