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What percentage of his earnings does represent?

parl_match 4mo ago
It's still not modest. There's no way in which a $6 million dollar house is "modest". Don't try to launder it through lying with percentages. It's not modest.
- timr 4mo ago
  A small 1 bedroom apartment in Manhattan, today, costs a bit under $1 million, on average.
  - parl_match 4mo ago
    I would argue that a $1mil manhattan 1br isn't modest. You know, you can start to split hairs what modest means. Is that a modest living space? Sure. Is the privilege of living in manhattan immodest? I also think so. But at least that's within the realm of "modesty". At least there's at least one element of modesty to it. It's not a multi story 6 million dollar home with a floor to ceiling double floor library.
    - russelldjimmy 4mo ago
      Ironically you’re the one splitting hairs here. It seems clear that your definition of “modest” differs from a few others’. That’s about it, there’s no deeper meaning here. It seems like you’re trying to find disagreement where there is none, and trying to convince others to use the word the way you are familiar with.
- yubblegum 4mo ago
  You need to prove to us that modesty is an absolute quality. Reasonable people would agree that that is a bit extreme ("immodest") and that modesty is relative. (Try cheap instead of modest to see how this works.) > There's no way in which a $6 million dollar house is "modest". Relative to his wealth bracket he is being modest but not cheap.
  - xandrius 3mo ago
    Bezos' wedding in Venice was modest* too then.
  - kelnos 4mo ago
    > Relative to his wealth bracket he is being modest but not cheap. That's moving the goalposts. No one said anything about "relative to his wealth bracket". And I don't think I have ever heard anyone using a term like "modest house" in proportion to someone's wealth. House-modesty is something people generally use to mean "when compared with other houses in the region".
    - Redoubts 4mo ago
      > No one said anything about "relative to his wealth bracket". Original post was "modest for a guy like that"
  - bigstrat2003 4mo ago
    No reasonable person would call a $6m purchase "modest".
    - yubblegum 4mo ago
      I'm reasonable and I say it is. You are looking at a number, I'm looking at possessions. For example, he could have bought the entire building but he is sharing it with two other owners. A modest man.
      - JumpCrisscross 3mo ago
        Modesty has to be relative, otherwise anything beyond the lowest cost to feed a starving person on the planet is beyond modesty.
- jryan49 4mo ago
  I mean is your place modest compared to the average place in a third world country?
- john_strinlai 4mo ago
  modest is a relative term. its modest compared to most people of his wealth level.
- slashdev 4mo ago
  > Pretty humble/modest for a guy like that. Modest was qualified. The statement is accurate. Your objection doesn’t make sense.
  - parl_match 3mo ago
    He is not being modest. Sorry. > Modest describes someone who is unassuming about their abilities, or something that is limited in size, amount, or reach Buying a 6 million dollar house is not unassuming.
    - slashdev 3mo ago
      It is when you have a billion dollars. It’s all relative.

It's still not modest. There's no way in which a $6 million dollar house is "modest". Don't try to launder it through lying with percentages. It's not modest.

timr 4mo ago
A small 1 bedroom apartment in Manhattan, today, costs a bit under $1 million, on average.
- parl_match 4mo ago
  I would argue that a $1mil manhattan 1br isn't modest. You know, you can start to split hairs what modest means. Is that a modest living space? Sure. Is the privilege of living in manhattan immodest? I also think so. But at least that's within the realm of "modesty". At least there's at least one element of modesty to it. It's not a multi story 6 million dollar home with a floor to ceiling double floor library.
  - russelldjimmy 4mo ago
    Ironically you’re the one splitting hairs here. It seems clear that your definition of “modest” differs from a few others’. That’s about it, there’s no deeper meaning here. It seems like you’re trying to find disagreement where there is none, and trying to convince others to use the word the way you are familiar with.
yubblegum 4mo ago
You need to prove to us that modesty is an absolute quality. Reasonable people would agree that that is a bit extreme ("immodest") and that modesty is relative. (Try cheap instead of modest to see how this works.) > There's no way in which a $6 million dollar house is "modest". Relative to his wealth bracket he is being modest but not cheap.
- xandrius 3mo ago
  Bezos' wedding in Venice was modest* too then.
- kelnos 4mo ago
  > Relative to his wealth bracket he is being modest but not cheap. That's moving the goalposts. No one said anything about "relative to his wealth bracket". And I don't think I have ever heard anyone using a term like "modest house" in proportion to someone's wealth. House-modesty is something people generally use to mean "when compared with other houses in the region".
  - Redoubts 4mo ago
    > No one said anything about "relative to his wealth bracket". Original post was "modest for a guy like that"
- bigstrat2003 4mo ago
  No reasonable person would call a $6m purchase "modest".
  - yubblegum 4mo ago
    I'm reasonable and I say it is. You are looking at a number, I'm looking at possessions. For example, he could have bought the entire building but he is sharing it with two other owners. A modest man.
    - JumpCrisscross 3mo ago
      Modesty has to be relative, otherwise anything beyond the lowest cost to feed a starving person on the planet is beyond modesty.
jryan49 4mo ago
I mean is your place modest compared to the average place in a third world country?
john_strinlai 4mo ago
modest is a relative term. its modest compared to most people of his wealth level.
slashdev 4mo ago
> Pretty humble/modest for a guy like that. Modest was qualified. The statement is accurate. Your objection doesn’t make sense.
- parl_match 3mo ago
  He is not being modest. Sorry. > Modest describes someone who is unassuming about their abilities, or something that is limited in size, amount, or reach Buying a 6 million dollar house is not unassuming.
  - slashdev 3mo ago
    It is when you have a billion dollars. It’s all relative.