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@beaverd (posted 2026-08-07) states that in a “hollowed out” society the highest…

2026-08-07 · 21:46 UTC ·@beaverd ·0 min read

Brief

A short post by @beaverd (2026-08-07) claims our hollowed-out society makes accumulating obscene wealth the highest good, contrasting today with when ~$1,000 sufficed and urging “Get. Rich.” A reply from @uncledoomer frames the $20-burrito debate as proof of devaluation, urging greater ruthlessness and extraordinary earnings, and rejecting a simple bootstraps framing.

Why it matters

@beaverd (posted 2026-08-07) states that in a “hollowed out” society the highest good is making obscene amounts of money, noting people used to live well with “like $1000 to your name,” and issues the imperative: “Get. Rich.” and “Theres enough for all of us.”

Key details

  • @uncledoomer replies that the “$20 burrito” debate shows money is worth less now and argues you must be more ruthless and make an extraordinary amount of money — explicitly saying this is not the same as “pull yourself up by your bootstraps.”
Source evidence

it sounds shallow but in our hollowed out society the highest good you can chase is making obscene amounts of money

i think that has always been the case but until recently you could live well with like $1000 to your name.

Get.

Rich.

Theres enough for all of us

doomer (@uncledoomer)

the $20 burrito discourse is really tough to thread. it sucks that money is worth less now. but you still gotta figure it out. is that the same as "pull yourself up by your bootstraps?" no, actually, you have to be more ruthless. you need to make an extraordinary amount of money.

— https://nitter.net/uncledoomer/status/2085709472127701076#m