Whenever someone says “you clearly only criticize rich people because you’re jealous” it tells me that they have no idea what it’s like to actually care about other people in ways that don’t immediately benefit themselves.
The only reason I’d ever want a billion dollars, like any normal person, is to help other people with it, which would expend almost all of it pretty quickly. That’s why all existing billionaires are selfish, destructive parasites: good people don’t become or remain that rich.
Seriously. I look at the accoutrements of the ultra rich and I’m like. I have no desire for a private plane? A golden toilet? Gold leaf covered hot wings? Ten cars? What the Hell would I do with all of that garbage? I don’t want staff in my house because it’s too big for me to care for, the lack of privacy would kill me. Who in their right mind would be jealous of all that clutter? It’s like being jealous of a hoarder.
Some people just go through their lives obsessed with status and image and badly want other people to be impressed by what they can afford. I think when they show off their golden-plated toilets and it goes viral on social media they really don’t get that almost all regular people are just disgusted and incredulous at such an embarrassing waste. They assume the attention is envy and awe at how amazing they are.
Glad I read this, I had a dispute with someone like that a bit ago. They kept going on and on about how I’m jealous, despite me arguing about how the rich are just sitting on a bunch of money that could do a lot of good instead.
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