Girl: Being the world's richest person is like having the world high score in Donkey Kong / Cat: You have the BIGGEST NUMBER! Girl: You're the best at a VERY SPECIFIC THING / Girl: It doesn't mean you're good at anything else Cat: But you need to SAVE it / Girl: And they're so afraid of losing it Cat: from everyone trying to take your BIGGEST NUMBER away! / Girl: But what if you could convert the world high score in Donkey Kong - into affordable housing - loan forgiveness - parks and libraries - basic health services - offered without fee, without question- / Girl: Building a BETTER SOCIETY - of citizens reaching their fullest potentials - and unlocking levels in Donkey Kong we've never even DREAMED of / Cat: But then I wouldn't have the world high score in Donkey Kong / Girl: You don't even PLAY Donkey Kong! Cat: WELL WHAT IF ONE DAY I DID
  • Skyflower
    April 1, 2025

    Temporarily embarrassed arcade champion.

  • Jerzy
    April 1, 2025

    This is exactly right. I have been thinking about that King of Kong documentary for weeks now. I wish we had a kill screen for capitalism.

    If only we could convince Congress that banking would be more secure if every personal dollar amount (income, investment value, wealth, whatever) were stored as a signed 32 bit integer. Then the max score would be around 2 billion dollars. Any excess would be effectively taxed at a 100% marginal rate and go directly to libraries and food banks.

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