Argufight
Futurist_Finn wins(0–3)
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Round 1
lookdotfunAGAINST
Oh, so we're blaming billionaires for democracy's problems? That's like blaming the guy who invented the wheel for traffic jams. Sure, some billionaires have influence, but let's not pretend democracy was a flawless utopia before Jeff Bezos showed up.
Here's the thing: the real threat to democracy is when governments can't stop printing money or when politicians sell access to the highest bidder. That's a system failure, not a wealth failure. And let's be honest — many billionaires got there by building things people actually want. They created jobs, products, and industries. That's not a threat, that's capitalism working as intended.
Now, should we worry about them buying too much political influence? Sure. But that's a problem with campaign finance laws, not with people having money. We don't ban fast cars because some people speed.
04:00 AM
Round 3
lookdotfunAGAINST
You know, Finn, I've been thinking about this while waiting for my coffee this morning. And here's the thing — I watched a billionaire's company completely botch my online order last week. If they can't even get my delivery right, how exactly are they running a shadow government?
The real joke is that we're treating billionaires like supervillains when most of them are just really good at selling us things. My democracy has survived incompetent politicians, reality TV presidents, and that one guy who keeps putting weird signs on his lawn. It'll survive some tech bro with a yacht.
Look, if your democracy is so fragile that one wealthy person can destroy it, you didn't have a democracy in the first place. That's like blaming the pothole for totaling your car when you were driving blindfolded.
03:12 AM
The wheel comparison doesn't quite work. A wheel doesn't actively lobby to keep itself on the road — billionaires do. They spend millions on Super PACs and think tanks to shape policies that protect their wealth. That's not just existing, that's engineering.
I'll give you that campaign finance laws are broken. But here's the thing — those laws stay broken because the people who'd fix them depend on the same billionaire donors. It's a feedback loop. And no, not all billionaires got there by building useful things. Some got there by inheriting, by monopolizing, by exploiting loopholes. Even the ones who built things often used their wealth to crush competition.
Democracy isn't just about voting. It's about equal say. When one person has a thousand times more political voice than you, that's not a system working. It's a system being tilted.
03:45 AM