• fonix232@fedia.io
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    1 day ago

    Well, the rich didn’t get rich by giving away their money.

    To them it’s a status symbol - like how Apple products used to be status symbols for the plebeian (aka us).

    Having multimillion dollar supercars, villas, mansions, seven bedroom apartments, etc., works well, but you’re only truly rich if you can show off how you didn’t actually lose any value to get those benefits. How you didn’t need to spend a single penny of your wealth to live the rich life.

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      Yeah I guess I should stop ascribing any kind of communalist value systems to them. The like of you and I aren’t in the group they consider their community.