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I see, then what by definition is an average person?

by nxzero 10y ago

ommunist 10y ago
Joe the Schmoe, 15-75K USD per year in the 1st world. Barak the Schmack, 10-100 usd per month in the 3rd world. Surprisingly there is no more the 2nd world. since the USSR is no more and Ivan the Plan had no salary comparable to its monetary value, but a hell lot of social services he and his family used for free. Like free education for example.
- nxzero 10y ago
  I see, the super rich have more money than the super poor; how obvious, no idea why I missed that. Any idea if there other differences, or are the super rich and very poor on average the same? If not how so? Also, might be worth noting if this is based on meeting people in the real world?
  - ommunist 10y ago
    I am in the unique situation to answer your question. I know what it is being very poor, quite literally suffered from hunger in 1993-94. And now I am adjusting value propositions for old family owners real estate in Europe. The difference is that these old families in a way shaped policies in their countries of residence to make their lives comfortable. E.g. private islands with golf courses in the heart of national nature reserve, and no one else allowed build anything close, or around the location. They are not directly writing laws. They are influencing persons, incentivise entire lifespans of policy makers to make necessary outcomes. So the first and very important difference - planning horizon. Poor people plan for days if not hours. Super rich plan for years, if not decades. Really powerful people plan for generations.
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    - nxzero 10y ago
      You're talking about resources, which is the same thing as saying the the rich are rich and the poor are poor. I'm saying people are people, super wealth people are not a certain special type of person, nor are they the same type of people.
jonknee 10y ago
Someone with an average amount of wealth (e.g. not much) would be a good place to start.

I see, then what by definition is an average person?

by nxzero 10y ago

I see, then what by definition is an average person?

Joe the Schmoe, 15-75K USD per year in the 1st world. Barak the Schmack, 10-100 usd per month in the 3rd world. Surprisingly there is no more the 2nd world. since the USSR is no more and Ivan the Plan had no salary comparable to its monetary value, but a hell lot of social services he and his family used for free. Like free education for example.

nxzero 10y ago
I see, the super rich have more money than the super poor; how obvious, no idea why I missed that. Any idea if there other differences, or are the super rich and very poor on average the same? If not how so? Also, might be worth noting if this is based on meeting people in the real world?
- ommunist 10y ago
  I am in the unique situation to answer your question. I know what it is being very poor, quite literally suffered from hunger in 1993-94. And now I am adjusting value propositions for old family owners real estate in Europe. The difference is that these old families in a way shaped policies in their countries of residence to make their lives comfortable. E.g. private islands with golf courses in the heart of national nature reserve, and no one else allowed build anything close, or around the location. They are not directly writing laws. They are influencing persons, incentivise entire lifespans of policy makers to make necessary outcomes. So the first and very important difference - planning horizon. Poor people plan for days if not hours. Super rich plan for years, if not decades. Really powerful people plan for generations.
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  - nxzero 10y ago
    You're talking about resources, which is the same thing as saying the the rich are rich and the poor are poor. I'm saying people are people, super wealth people are not a certain special type of person, nor are they the same type of people.

jonknee 10y ago

Someone with an average amount of wealth (e.g. not much) would be a good place to start.