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Arwa Mahdawi

The rich haven’t just gotten richer – they’ve also gotten a lot more selfish

Elon Musk United States Bobby Kotick Chris Anderson Sheryl Sandberg Activision Blizzard CIA TED
Elon Musk and Chris Anderson, the head of TED, during an interview in Vancouver, Canada, on 14 April.
Elon Musk and Chris Anderson, the head of TED, during an interview in Vancouver, Canada, on 14 April. Photograph: Stacie Mcchesney/TED Conferences, LLC/AFP/Getty Images

US billionaires now own $4.7tn –but that’s OK, says Elon Musk

“We’re all in this together.” Remember that corny catchphrase from the early days of the pandemic? Remember when there was a smidgen of hope that the collective trauma the world was facing would reshape people’s priorities and the pandemic could be a portal to a better, fairer society?

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