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That really doesn't count as being pushed down. That's you burning money for fun. I know what that's like too but it sure doesn't count as the Man keeping me do

That really doesn't count as being pushed down. That's you burning money for fun. I know what that's like too but it sure doesn't count as the Man keeping me down, you're describing one hell of a 'first world problem' that doesn't really make sense in the context of this discussion. Wanting a 5 million dollar car doesn't count as getting pushed down. And its unreliability isn't really in the same context as depending on the $5000 (or $500) beater. If your 5 million dollar car conks out, you are more frustrated than endangered: no thing that you do is seriously at risk, as you'll have alternate ways to get to work etc., including the random acquisition of the same $5000 car, which to you is pocket change, beneath consideration.

hansword 4y ago
https://twitter.com/search?q=0th%20world%20problem https://twitter.com/search?q=0th%20world%20problem - it seems like hundreds of people have independently coined '0th world problem' to name such non-inconveniences. Edit for two Examples: * I want ice cream but I don’t want to actually leave my apartment and none of the grocery stores have delivery slots open for the rest of the day. * Champagne cork flying damaged my priceless artwork
bko 4y ago
> That really doesn't count as being pushed down. That's you burning money for fun. I know what that's like too but it sure doesn't count as the Man keeping me down, you're describing one hell of a 'first world problem' that doesn't really make sense in the context of this discussion. Maybe its fun burning money, working a job you hate, spending time away from your friends and family, working till you drop dead. I don't know I'm not rich. > If your 5 million dollar car conks out, you are more frustrated than endangered: no thing that you do is seriously at risk You have a very weird perception of things. First, there are no $5 million cars. Have you ever met someone with money? Are they chill about trashing their property? Oh I totaled my $150k car, no big deal! I have an infinite amount of money. People go broke all the time. Take it from a literal billionaire and former CEO of Goldman, Lloyd Blankfein: > “I can’t imagine how all this is going to come out when you publish,” he says, looking fleetingly concerned…. Blankfein insists he is “well-to-do”, not rich. “I can’t even say ‘rich’,” he insists. “I don’t feel that way. I don’t behave that way.” He says he has an apartment in Miami as well as New York. But he abjures most of the trappings. “If I bought a Ferrari, I’d be worried about it getting scratched,” he jokes. No one has enough money or doesn't care about burning money. https://dealbreaker.com/2020/02/blankfein-sanders-trump https://dealbreaker.com/2020/02/blankfein-sanders-trump
- hansword 4y ago
  > I don't know I'm not rich. > First, there are no $5 million cars. There are cars selling $4M new from the factory.[0] Because of the scammy economics of these limited edition hypercars, if you are eligible (!), you can buy these and instantly flip them with a million or two in profit. If you get into vintage collectible cars, there is no real upper limit. Here is a 1955 Mercedes for $140M: [1] If you think that is ridiculous, you are too mild. But it is real. [0] https://www.caranddriver.com/bugatti/chiron-2021 https://www.caranddriver.com/bugatti/chiron-2021 [1] https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/19/business/mercedes-worlds-most-expensive-car/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/19/business/mercedes-worlds-...

hansword 4y ago

https://twitter.com/search?q=0th%20world%20problem https://twitter.com/search?q=0th%20world%20problem - it seems like hundreds of people have independently coined '0th world problem' to name such non-inconveniences. Edit for two Examples: * I want ice cream but I don’t want to actually leave my apartment and none of the grocery stores have delivery slots open for the rest of the day. * Champagne cork flying damaged my priceless artwork

bko 4y ago

> That really doesn't count as being pushed down. That's you burning money for fun. I know what that's like too but it sure doesn't count as the Man keeping me down, you're describing one hell of a 'first world problem' that doesn't really make sense in the context of this discussion. Maybe its fun burning money, working a job you hate, spending time away from your friends and family, working till you drop dead. I don't know I'm not rich. > If your 5 million dollar car conks out, you are more frustrated than endangered: no thing that you do is seriously at risk You have a very weird perception of things. First, there are no $5 million cars. Have you ever met someone with money? Are they chill about trashing their property? Oh I totaled my $150k car, no big deal! I have an infinite amount of money. People go broke all the time. Take it from a literal billionaire and former CEO of Goldman, Lloyd Blankfein: > “I can’t imagine how all this is going to come out when you publish,” he says, looking fleetingly concerned…. Blankfein insists he is “well-to-do”, not rich. “I can’t even say ‘rich’,” he insists. “I don’t feel that way. I don’t behave that way.” He says he has an apartment in Miami as well as New York. But he abjures most of the trappings. “If I bought a Ferrari, I’d be worried about it getting scratched,” he jokes. No one has enough money or doesn't care about burning money. https://dealbreaker.com/2020/02/blankfein-sanders-trump https://dealbreaker.com/2020/02/blankfein-sanders-trump

hansword 4y ago
> I don't know I'm not rich. > First, there are no $5 million cars. There are cars selling $4M new from the factory.[0] Because of the scammy economics of these limited edition hypercars, if you are eligible (!), you can buy these and instantly flip them with a million or two in profit. If you get into vintage collectible cars, there is no real upper limit. Here is a 1955 Mercedes for $140M: [1] If you think that is ridiculous, you are too mild. But it is real. [0] https://www.caranddriver.com/bugatti/chiron-2021 https://www.caranddriver.com/bugatti/chiron-2021 [1] https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/19/business/mercedes-worlds-most-expensive-car/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/19/business/mercedes-worlds-...