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Absolutely none of the "rich person" activities in that article even remotely appealed to me. I am confident that even if I had a bazillion dollars, I wouldn't

Absolutely none of the "rich person" activities in that article even remotely appealed to me. I am confident that even if I had a bazillion dollars, I wouldn't demand the sorts of things that some of these people were asking for. Their wants and needs sound almost like those you might have seen in a past era lunatic asylum - with the exception that these people have the $$$ to actually get people to acquiesce to their insane demands and normalise them.

puranjay 8y ago
Come on, throwing pin pricked lemons and oranges around your room until they start rotting has to be at least somewhat appealing /s
ovi256 8y ago
>Absolutely none of the "rich person" activities in that article even remotely appealed to me. I am confident that even if I had a bazillion dollars, I wouldn't demand the sorts of things that some of these people were asking for. That's nice virtue signalling, but how can you be so sure before you really are in that situation ? Wealth and power are known to alter brain chemistry and behaviour. Furthermore, these butlers will be happy to help you take to their absurd end whatever indulgences you find normal.
- asdffdsa321 8y ago
  Because I've lived all my life not having a bazillion dollars
- AnthonBerg 8y ago
  Accusations of virtue signaling are in themselves virtue signaling, where you ride forth on your little horse and neigh at people who make statements which your self-respect would not allow you to claim, little knight.
  - AnthonBerg 8y ago
    In light of downvotes and flagging I would like to reaffirm my position. Accusations of “virtue signaling” are hypocritical nonsense and don’t belong in civilized discourse.
- bradleyjg 8y ago
  > That's nice virtue signalling You mean like a peacock’s tail? An expensive, and therefore hard to fake, action that demonstrates deep commitment to a particular value system?
- dang 8y ago
  As you can see, the swipey bit at the beginning of your comment ended up derailing the discussion. That's too bad, because the point you went on to make was a solid one, and it got lost. This is why we ask people to edit such bits out of their comments here. If you'd review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and do that in the future, we'd appreciate it.
gaius 8y ago
Their wants and needs sound almost like those you might have seen in a past era lunatic asylum - with the exception that these people have the $$$ to actually get people to acquiesce to their insane demands and normalise them. Paying someone to wear pyjamas and read you a bedtime story seems pretty harmless. There’s a hotel in London that will provide people for you to pillow-fight with, which is a little weirder perhaps but still harmless.
- nostrademons 8y ago
  Both San Francisco and San Jose do this annually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70PsKwv1Cg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70PsKwv1Cg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19DqyJCk86s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19DqyJCk86s That was my first Valentine's Day weekend date with my eventual wife - we went to the San Jose pillow fight together.

puranjay 8y ago

Come on, throwing pin pricked lemons and oranges around your room until they start rotting has to be at least somewhat appealing /s

ovi256 8y ago

>Absolutely none of the "rich person" activities in that article even remotely appealed to me. I am confident that even if I had a bazillion dollars, I wouldn't demand the sorts of things that some of these people were asking for. That's nice virtue signalling, but how can you be so sure before you really are in that situation ? Wealth and power are known to alter brain chemistry and behaviour. Furthermore, these butlers will be happy to help you take to their absurd end whatever indulgences you find normal.

asdffdsa321 8y ago
Because I've lived all my life not having a bazillion dollars
AnthonBerg 8y ago
Accusations of virtue signaling are in themselves virtue signaling, where you ride forth on your little horse and neigh at people who make statements which your self-respect would not allow you to claim, little knight.
- AnthonBerg 8y ago
  In light of downvotes and flagging I would like to reaffirm my position. Accusations of “virtue signaling” are hypocritical nonsense and don’t belong in civilized discourse.
bradleyjg 8y ago
> That's nice virtue signalling You mean like a peacock’s tail? An expensive, and therefore hard to fake, action that demonstrates deep commitment to a particular value system?
dang 8y ago
As you can see, the swipey bit at the beginning of your comment ended up derailing the discussion. That's too bad, because the point you went on to make was a solid one, and it got lost. This is why we ask people to edit such bits out of their comments here. If you'd review https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and do that in the future, we'd appreciate it.

gaius 8y ago

Their wants and needs sound almost like those you might have seen in a past era lunatic asylum - with the exception that these people have the $$$ to actually get people to acquiesce to their insane demands and normalise them. Paying someone to wear pyjamas and read you a bedtime story seems pretty harmless. There’s a hotel in London that will provide people for you to pillow-fight with, which is a little weirder perhaps but still harmless.

nostrademons 8y ago
Both San Francisco and San Jose do this annually: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70PsKwv1Cg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p70PsKwv1Cg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19DqyJCk86s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19DqyJCk86s That was my first Valentine's Day weekend date with my eventual wife - we went to the San Jose pillow fight together.