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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)

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.
    - Ekaros 3y ago
      1% usually refers to top 1% of all population. So 11M in wealth or 823k income. Top 5% income is 343k. Which likely in areas they are living don't leave that much room to hire full time personal assistant. And really in discussion difference between top 1% and top 5% isn't significant.
- mistrial9 3y ago
  in the coastal USA and elsewhere, increasing number of "wealthy people" do not form stable relationships and do not make children. Increasing amounts of legal requirements for anyone physically near them, and 24x7 media contact with other, wealthy people far away.. seem more likely. Not everyone likes this - the "no children" part, so for example on the highway from UC Davis into Sacramento state capital, there is a large color ad for "securing your future" which is apparently, for "wealthy" women to freeze their eggs, since they have no time-partner-place to make children now. Italy, Japan, some USA and some others are following this new pattern, of high-competition people making a lot of money, but the cost is no family, no children.

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.
  - Ekaros 3y ago
    1% usually refers to top 1% of all population. So 11M in wealth or 823k income. Top 5% income is 343k. Which likely in areas they are living don't leave that much room to hire full time personal assistant. And really in discussion difference between top 1% and top 5% isn't significant.
mistrial9 3y ago
in the coastal USA and elsewhere, increasing number of "wealthy people" do not form stable relationships and do not make children. Increasing amounts of legal requirements for anyone physically near them, and 24x7 media contact with other, wealthy people far away.. seem more likely. Not everyone likes this - the "no children" part, so for example on the highway from UC Davis into Sacramento state capital, there is a large color ad for "securing your future" which is apparently, for "wealthy" women to freeze their eggs, since they have no time-partner-place to make children now. Italy, Japan, some USA and some others are following this new pattern, of high-competition people making a lot of money, but the cost is no family, no children.