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You know speaking of Warren Buffett, he came to mind while I was reading the article, as someone who pretty much behaves the exact opposite of this. No ostenta

You know speaking of Warren Buffett, he came to mind while I was reading the article, as someone who pretty much behaves the exact opposite of this. No ostentatious display by the 3rd-richest person in the world... hmm that's interesting. You'd think it would give pause to the many suckers out there, but apparently they all still think things in the world are exactly how they look. That's why it's not fair to target young people - they haven't learned yet. Challenging myself to find a photo of Warren posing ostentatiously with a car, I found this which cracked me up: http://2il.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/warren-buffett-driving-car.jpg http://2il.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/warren-buffett-dri... He's picking up a BIG MAC for chrissakes. His car is very ordinary-looking and not showy. It's a Caddy though mind you... he's not an animal.

cornholio 9y ago
That's a nice picture. It shows how a real billionaire looks like, as opposed to the get-rich-quick fantasies: https://www.instagram.com/richkidslondon/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/richkidslondon/?hl=en
- rdiddly 9y ago
  Oh my god those photos are way sadder than I was prepared for. And they're definitely designed to appeal to poor people, not rich ones. So, they're just another part of the ongoing extraction of wealth from the already-poor. Most of the photos feature cars. Is a car a sign of wealth? If Warren converted his entire net worth to Lamborghinis (say $200,000 each) he'd have about 400,000 of them. A Lamborghini is worth to him, proportionally, about what 25 cents is worth to me. Even if you're "only" Steve Ballmer that car is worth only 75 cents to you in rdiddly dollars. If you were hanging out with actual rich people flaunting your $200K car they'd be like yeah congratulations, you found a quarter, Janice would you call security and have this gentleman removed please? EDIT: They'd be like oh yeah I bought four of those with the interest earned by my cat's litterbox. Janice would you etc.
tacon 9y ago
He was slumming. No Dairy Queen available...

cornholio 9y ago

That's a nice picture. It shows how a real billionaire looks like, as opposed to the get-rich-quick fantasies: https://www.instagram.com/richkidslondon/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/richkidslondon/?hl=en

rdiddly 9y ago
Oh my god those photos are way sadder than I was prepared for. And they're definitely designed to appeal to poor people, not rich ones. So, they're just another part of the ongoing extraction of wealth from the already-poor. Most of the photos feature cars. Is a car a sign of wealth? If Warren converted his entire net worth to Lamborghinis (say $200,000 each) he'd have about 400,000 of them. A Lamborghini is worth to him, proportionally, about what 25 cents is worth to me. Even if you're "only" Steve Ballmer that car is worth only 75 cents to you in rdiddly dollars. If you were hanging out with actual rich people flaunting your $200K car they'd be like yeah congratulations, you found a quarter, Janice would you call security and have this gentleman removed please? EDIT: They'd be like oh yeah I bought four of those with the interest earned by my cat's litterbox. Janice would you etc.

tacon 9y ago

He was slumming. No Dairy Queen available...