rant · moment 15 of 27
Hamptons Elites Think Problems Are 'Just on Twitter'
from #216 - A Good Deal | The Tim Dillon Show · #216
7 min
He recounts arguing with wealthy Hamptons acquaintances who dismissed unrest as a social media exaggeration, and breaks down how concentrated wealth also concentrates political power, undermining voting.
- Tim on how radical the center actually is, citing Dave Smith's point about elite detachment.
- Centrists define the safe choice as eternal war, financial collapse, and no healthcare.
- Tim talks to Hamptons elites who insist the problems are mainly on Twitter while cities burn.
- A wealthy person asks him what's actually wrong with wealth inequality.
- Tim explains that when money concentrates in one group, they control all political power too.
- Hamptons elites respond that people can just vote to solve the problem.
- Rich kids claiming to be communists actually just want attention they can't buy with money.
- Wall Street figures in the Hamptons are incredibly detached from what is actually happening outside their bubble.
- Saying problems are mainly on Twitter reveals complete removal from reality, which is why these elites cannot chart the right course.