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Fair point. I just don't relate to what pushes a wealthy person down the path of ludicrous wealth. Do they really just love doing what they're doing?

Retric 9y ago
Upper crust jobs bring a lot of respect with them. Being the CEO of a fortune 500 or even 5,000 company get's you into a social strata well beyond having a few 10's of millions in the bank. Consider, people enjoy shopping at Neiman Marcus in part because of how the sales staff treat you. Now picture how you feel when an IBM sales team is trying to sell you over priced services.
- imjk 9y ago
  Not arguing the social clout thing, but having sales teams hounds you on the regular, no matter how high the perks, sounds awful. To each their own.
SimbaOnSteroids 9y ago
Power and influence, setting up your kids for that life, your grandkids for that life, or they just enjoy it.
- creepydata 9y ago
  The kids blow the wealth more often than not and the grandkids spend every last dime of what the kids couldn't. http://time.com/money/3925308/rich-families-lose-wealth/ http://time.com/money/3925308/rich-families-lose-wealth/ (That's ignoring the fact that people who grow up 'set for life' tend to be truly terrible human beings)
  - nunez 9y ago
    who cares what happens when you're dead
    - creepydata 9y ago
      Well if your goal is to "help out the grandkids in life" you should probably know leaving them your fortune is going to do the opposite.
      - nunez 9y ago
        well if i were in that situation, the way i would see it is "i did my part; my grandkids got money and i showed them how to use it." if they blow it all on cars and drugs, that's on them
fragmede 9y ago
Airplane travel is a good example where you just end up chasing the dragon. You start by wanting to make enough money to take a trip every once in a while. Then the cheapest economy class tickets aren't good enough - start making more money, and you just buy a ticket, no need to spend an hour finding that perfect ticket. Then economy class isn't good enough, so you get business class seats. Then you get lounge access, then move up to first class. Then, you start time sharing a private jet but at that level that's kind of lame, and what you really want is your own private jet, but once you have one, it's so terrible when it's in the shop, so then you get a second, but you're also noticing how cramped the current one is, and go for a larger one this time...
- hackunomatter 9y ago
  I like to say (not sure if it's original or not), "anyone who says 'money doesn't buy happiness' has never traveled First Class". I got bumped into FC once, and it. was. amazing. Especially on a long haul flight, you actively enjoy the time spent there.
  - jbuzbee 9y ago
    I remember my first time in international First Class. A very spacious seat. Personal service. Continuous champagne, caviar, goose-liver pate, Godiva chocolates, etc, etc, etc. All on linen with silver silverware. Since then, I've flown first class a number of times. Most recently, a friend offered me a "free" upgrade certificate for a flight from Heathrow to Chicago. After fees and taxes, it would have cost me $100. I declined. Been there. Done that. I rationalized that after the trip was over the jet-lag was gone and the flight was just a blurred memory, I'd rather have the $100.
    - imjk 9y ago
      What?! You found that international first class wasn't worth the $100 upgrade fee?
  - creepydata 9y ago
    I flew first class once. It's the difference between being uncomfortable and being slightly less uncomfortable.

Retric 9y ago

Upper crust jobs bring a lot of respect with them. Being the CEO of a fortune 500 or even 5,000 company get's you into a social strata well beyond having a few 10's of millions in the bank. Consider, people enjoy shopping at Neiman Marcus in part because of how the sales staff treat you. Now picture how you feel when an IBM sales team is trying to sell you over priced services.

imjk 9y ago
Not arguing the social clout thing, but having sales teams hounds you on the regular, no matter how high the perks, sounds awful. To each their own.

SimbaOnSteroids 9y ago

Power and influence, setting up your kids for that life, your grandkids for that life, or they just enjoy it.

creepydata 9y ago
The kids blow the wealth more often than not and the grandkids spend every last dime of what the kids couldn't. http://time.com/money/3925308/rich-families-lose-wealth/ http://time.com/money/3925308/rich-families-lose-wealth/ (That's ignoring the fact that people who grow up 'set for life' tend to be truly terrible human beings)
- nunez 9y ago
  who cares what happens when you're dead
  - creepydata 9y ago
    Well if your goal is to "help out the grandkids in life" you should probably know leaving them your fortune is going to do the opposite.
    - nunez 9y ago
      well if i were in that situation, the way i would see it is "i did my part; my grandkids got money and i showed them how to use it." if they blow it all on cars and drugs, that's on them

fragmede 9y ago

Airplane travel is a good example where you just end up chasing the dragon. You start by wanting to make enough money to take a trip every once in a while. Then the cheapest economy class tickets aren't good enough - start making more money, and you just buy a ticket, no need to spend an hour finding that perfect ticket. Then economy class isn't good enough, so you get business class seats. Then you get lounge access, then move up to first class. Then, you start time sharing a private jet but at that level that's kind of lame, and what you really want is your own private jet, but once you have one, it's so terrible when it's in the shop, so then you get a second, but you're also noticing how cramped the current one is, and go for a larger one this time...

hackunomatter 9y ago
I like to say (not sure if it's original or not), "anyone who says 'money doesn't buy happiness' has never traveled First Class". I got bumped into FC once, and it. was. amazing. Especially on a long haul flight, you actively enjoy the time spent there.
- jbuzbee 9y ago
  I remember my first time in international First Class. A very spacious seat. Personal service. Continuous champagne, caviar, goose-liver pate, Godiva chocolates, etc, etc, etc. All on linen with silver silverware. Since then, I've flown first class a number of times. Most recently, a friend offered me a "free" upgrade certificate for a flight from Heathrow to Chicago. After fees and taxes, it would have cost me $100. I declined. Been there. Done that. I rationalized that after the trip was over the jet-lag was gone and the flight was just a blurred memory, I'd rather have the $100.
  - imjk 9y ago
    What?! You found that international first class wasn't worth the $100 upgrade fee?
- creepydata 9y ago
  I flew first class once. It's the difference between being uncomfortable and being slightly less uncomfortable.