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does that apply to billionaires and the ultra rich?

9nGQluzmnq3M 7y ago
Yes, because it's not that much more difficult to blow through a billion dollars than a million. Just ask Jefri Bolkiah, whose bill of amusements came to somewhere between $15 and $40 billion depending on who you ask: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefri_Bolkiah,_Prince_of_Brunei https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefri_Bolkiah,_Prince_of_Brune...
- Cougher 7y ago
  Yes, it is that much more difficult to blow through a billion dollars than a million. The fact that one moron managed to waste a vast sum of money to amuse himself isn't proof of anything other than one moron was stupid enough to do it.
  - mcphage 7y ago
    > isn't proof of anything other than one moron was stupid enough to do it. Look, if you need a second moron stupid enough to do it, I'm just letting you know, I'm available.
    - ohithereyou 7y ago
      Brewster's Millions[1] pales in comparison to Brewster's Billions. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_Millions_(1985_film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_Millions_(1985_...
    - Cougher 7y ago
      I'll do it for a thousand dollars.
      - mcphage 7y ago
        I see what you're trying to do here, and it won't work. Because I'll do it for ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. Go big or go home.
- stjohnswarts 7y ago
  I remember blowing my first billion. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to be poor.
  - RestlessMind 7y ago
    > I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Say more, please. Interested in hearing your stories.
    - allannienhuis 7y ago
      That's almost certainly a quote. Adding the attribution would have been helpful.
      - hajile 7y ago
        An adaptation of a famous scene from blade runner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU7Ga7qTLDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU7Ga7qTLDU

Yes, because it's not that much more difficult to blow through a billion dollars than a million. Just ask Jefri Bolkiah, whose bill of amusements came to somewhere between $15 and $40 billion depending on who you ask: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefri_Bolkiah,_Prince_of_Brunei https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefri_Bolkiah,_Prince_of_Brune...

Cougher 7y ago
Yes, it is that much more difficult to blow through a billion dollars than a million. The fact that one moron managed to waste a vast sum of money to amuse himself isn't proof of anything other than one moron was stupid enough to do it.
- mcphage 7y ago
  > isn't proof of anything other than one moron was stupid enough to do it. Look, if you need a second moron stupid enough to do it, I'm just letting you know, I'm available.
  - ohithereyou 7y ago
    Brewster's Millions[1] pales in comparison to Brewster's Billions. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_Millions_(1985_film) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brewster%27s_Millions_(1985_...
  - Cougher 7y ago
    I'll do it for a thousand dollars.
    - mcphage 7y ago
      I see what you're trying to do here, and it won't work. Because I'll do it for ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS. Go big or go home.
stjohnswarts 7y ago
I remember blowing my first billion. I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain. Time to be poor.
- RestlessMind 7y ago
  > I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Say more, please. Interested in hearing your stories.
  - allannienhuis 7y ago
    That's almost certainly a quote. Adding the attribution would have been helpful.
    - hajile 7y ago
      An adaptation of a famous scene from blade runner https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU7Ga7qTLDU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU7Ga7qTLDU