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Mark Zuckerberg sure sounds eager to get young people hooked on online gambling
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this post was submitted on 04 Jul 2026
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Tech genius is only the most recent wave in this fad. We love our hero worship, which results in cycles of this type of thing.
The most recent example is probably the Robber Baron era of the guided age. Some notables of the time include Andrew Carnegie, John Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Leland Stanford, etc. Edison and Bell didn't reach that level of wealth, but they probably would have if they were alive today.
Don't worry, a lot of that money is still around wrapped up in family trusts. Sure, they've given a decent chunk away to white wash their names but these weren't good people.