Abigail Disney on Why We Don’t Need Billionaires

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Abigail Disney on Why We Don’t Need Billionaires

Scientista

41 minutes

3 weeks ago

Abigail Disney on Why We Don’t Need Billionaires

Do we actually need billionaires? On this episode of the Scientista Podcast, Dr. Sweta Chakraborty speaks with Abigail Disney about extreme wealth, hoarding, and the cultural narratives that allow inequality to persist. Abigail has been outspoken for years about the harm caused by concentrated wealth, and in this conversation she explains why accumulation at the highest levels stops serving human needs and starts distorting systems meant to support society. They discuss how extreme wealth is ...