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Maybe this is semantic…but I can’t imagine the super wealthy scrolling through James Edition the same way we search on Amazon and then scroll through a bunch of

Maybe this is semantic…but I can’t imagine the super wealthy scrolling through James Edition the same way we search on Amazon and then scroll through a bunch of flea market crap and intentionally off-base ads to find what we want. Instead, wouldn’t a super-rich person tell her assistant, “I want a yacht,” and then the assistant would sift through the crap and contact other assistants as a result. And as a result the assistant might tell his boss “well, looks like a good yacht costs $xx million,” and the boss says “oh that’s more than I thought, and then I have to take care of a stupid yacht, forget it, hey book me a luxury cruise, my friend had a good one.”

dtgriscom 3y ago
When I'm a billionaire, I'll still have fun sniffing around Amazon for things I'd like to buy. The only difference is I'll have the money to buy them.
- oceanplexian 3y ago
  I’m no billionaire, but the more money I make, the less I’m actually interested in buying consumer goods. Like, I’ll spend a good chunk of money for a nice vacation or a high end restaurant. I like buying Real Estate or spending on investments. Perhaps I’ll get a boat or a really nice car in a couple years. But then what? You’ve kinda run out of stuff to spend on.
  - stavros 3y ago
    I haven't seen anyone else express this, but you're right. All my money is sitting in the bank or investments, and whenever I go to shops or browse online, I keep thinking "eh, one more thing to take up space". I barely buy anything these days, and ask people to give me cheap, thoughtful gifts instead of spending money I either don't need or think is not worth its money. I wish I could afford to buy a nice house, though. The prices on those are crazy.
- taskforcegemini 3y ago
  that sounds very confident, how come?
true_religion 3y ago
Super rich people have children and their kids don’t have executive assistants. That and some people like doing their own shopping (at least the looking part) because it’s relaxing. Like when you see Oprah buying diamonds in a store when technically she could just ask for someone to do it for her.
- prepend 3y ago
  You’re not super rich until your kids have assistants.
  - mistrial9 3y ago
    s/assistants/servants/
  - catchnear4321 3y ago
    you’re not super rich until your kids’ assistants are your assistant’s kids. no, wait, that’s not rich… that’s something else.
- 20after4 3y ago
  Even moderately wealthy people have executive assistants for their family. That's a thing and definitely far from requiring 1% status.
  - HWR_14 3y ago
    It's kind of amazing that you think it's not a 1% status to have an assistant like that.
    - 20after4 3y ago
      Depends on which 1% we're talking about. I was thinking of the top 1% wealthiest people, which is a very small group. If you are thinking of 1% of the population then that's a bit of a different measure.

dtgriscom 3y ago

When I'm a billionaire, I'll still have fun sniffing around Amazon for things I'd like to buy. The only difference is I'll have the money to buy them.

oceanplexian 3y ago
I’m no billionaire, but the more money I make, the less I’m actually interested in buying consumer goods. Like, I’ll spend a good chunk of money for a nice vacation or a high end restaurant. I like buying Real Estate or spending on investments. Perhaps I’ll get a boat or a really nice car in a couple years. But then what? You’ve kinda run out of stuff to spend on.
- stavros 3y ago
  I haven't seen anyone else express this, but you're right. All my money is sitting in the bank or investments, and whenever I go to shops or browse online, I keep thinking "eh, one more thing to take up space". I barely buy anything these days, and ask people to give me cheap, thoughtful gifts instead of spending money I either don't need or think is not worth its money. I wish I could afford to buy a nice house, though. The prices on those are crazy.
taskforcegemini 3y ago
that sounds very confident, how come?

true_religion 3y ago

Super rich people have children and their kids don’t have executive assistants. That and some people like doing their own shopping (at least the looking part) because it’s relaxing. Like when you see Oprah buying diamonds in a store when technically she could just ask for someone to do it for her.

prepend 3y ago
You’re not super rich until your kids have assistants.
- mistrial9 3y ago
  s/assistants/servants/
- catchnear4321 3y ago
  you’re not super rich until your kids’ assistants are your assistant’s kids. no, wait, that’s not rich… that’s something else.
20after4 3y ago
Even moderately wealthy people have executive assistants for their family. That's a thing and definitely far from requiring 1% status.
- HWR_14 3y ago
  It's kind of amazing that you think it's not a 1% status to have an assistant like that.
  - 20after4 3y ago
    Depends on which 1% we're talking about. I was thinking of the top 1% wealthiest people, which is a very small group. If you are thinking of 1% of the population then that's a bit of a different measure.