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You and your friends are likely broke in comparison to the Chouinards. It seems incredibly presumptuous to assume you know how the minds of children of billion
by anonporridge 4y ago
You and your friends are likely broke in comparison to the Chouinards.
It seems incredibly presumptuous to assume you know how the minds of children of billionaires work and what they aspire to have.
This calls to mind a scene in the series "Succession" that I can't find now. The father and owner of the company is considering selling the company and cashing out, and his children, who have all been fighting for years to become his key successor, are up in arms about it, despite the fact that they would all become cash billionaires due to the shares in the company they already own. The gist is that having billions in cash effectively makes you a nobody compared to the person actually running a multi billion dollar company. As the leaders of a global media company, you're somebody important, compared to just some schmuck with a billion dollars. Then again, these characters are all have deep insecurity living in the shadow of their father, and he plays them all like a fiddle to keep them fighting each other for his approval.
- solveit 4y ago"You don't understand billionaires because you're not a billionaire. I, on the other hand, watched a satirical TV show, so naturally I have a deep understanding of how the minds of billionaire heirs work."
- anonporridge 4y agoLol. Totally fair comeback. I respect that.
- caminante 4y agoThe parent even contradicted himself. > Up to a certain point, more money doesn't make your life materially better. > It seems incredibly presumptuous to assume you know how the minds of children of billionaires work and what they aspire to have.
- anonporridge 4y agoNot a contradiction. I've personally reached a point in my life where more money isn't making my life better, so I'm prioritizing other goals. Then again, I'm far from a billionaire, so perhaps there exists a valley of money disillusionment that I'm currently in, and more money starts getting desirable again further up the wealth ladder.
- caminante 4y ago> Not a contradiction. Apparently, you misspoke because you're now limiting your view on the value of marginal dollars to your view (v. a general truth above).
- NickC25 4y agoIf I could just be "some schmuck with a billion dollars" I'd be as happy as I could imagine it's possible to be. Not everyone wants the limelight, and if you can have that level of money and not be important...well, that's a position I'd kill to be in.