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I have no idea what the point was, or what the 6$ had to to with tech money and venmo

• rippercushions 4y ago
  If you don't understand what's wrong with the starter example of asking for your coffee money back, perhaps you're illustrating the author's point.
  • pwb25 4y ago
    I do, but I don't get the articles point really other than saying its bad manners
  • mavelikara 4y ago
    OP is, I think, asking what the point of the story of the asshole founder is. The article is poorly written. Asking questions about it does not illustrate the point I think the article is trying to make.
• strken 4y ago
  I agree with this. The point was meant to be that asking for the $6 back was due to rich people cluelessness, but I'd read that situation as the person being a dickhead. On the more general question of "venmo the salsa," or splitting bills, my friends have a mix of backgrounds. Some of the poorer ones are scrupulous about splitting the bill correctly, while some of the richer ones either pay for the whole thing or stick a photo of the bill in a group chat then don't follow it up, while others are like she describes. There seems to be little correlation with wealth but an obvious one with which city they grew up in, which makes it hard for me to accept her argument.
  • yakubin 4y ago
    If I were to associate asking for the $6 back with level of wealth, I'd associate it with someone who grew up poor, not rich. To people born middle class and up this is not a notable expense. If anything, the number which isn't worth thinking about should go up with the level of wealth. However, that's a big if. I really wouldn't ascribe it to level of wealth. If they wanted to split the bill, they should have made it clear earlier, certainly not after paying the bill. It's not class, it's just being a dick. Which is to say I agree with you. :)