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> More fundamentally I just don’t think it is good for the ultra rich to live a life that is so different to the rest of society. Why not? So Jay Leno has a 10
by Domenic_S 11y ago
> More fundamentally I just don’t think it is good for the ultra rich to live a life that is so different to the rest of society.
Why not? So Jay Leno has a 10,000 sqft garage and 500 cars, what do I care? Tom Cruise doesn't affect my daily life. Politicians do, and most of them are rich but not ultra rich.
People will always have a warped perspective of others, that's just how the human brain works. In fact we discuss that on HN frequently, how Silicon Valley can seem so clueless solving "white first-world problems".
- danieltillett 11y agoThe reason why I mention in the next sentence - the ultra rich have a lot of power. I want the powerful to understand how us commoners live. The ultra rich have a very large influence over politicians. This is why they are important. If they just spent their time flying around in private jets and talking to each other then it wouldn't matter - once they start to have a very large influence over public policy it matters what they think.