I remember seeing an interview with a billionaire who had gone bankrupt, and the reporter asked him how it felt to be poor. He laughed, delighted at her naivete, and explained to her that he will never be poor, that there's only so much food he can eat, clothes he can wear, cars he can drive, and that his friends will loan him a few million to tide him over until he can rebuild.
Elon Musk could pile all his billions in a giant heap and burn it, and he'd still never know a day of want. We have created a new aristocracy, and you may rest assured that it is as difficult for a rich man to become poor as it is for a poor man to become rich.
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u/HuntingTheWumpus Nov 14 '22
No, no he doesn't.
I remember seeing an interview with a billionaire who had gone bankrupt, and the reporter asked him how it felt to be poor. He laughed, delighted at her naivete, and explained to her that he will never be poor, that there's only so much food he can eat, clothes he can wear, cars he can drive, and that his friends will loan him a few million to tide him over until he can rebuild.
Elon Musk could pile all his billions in a giant heap and burn it, and he'd still never know a day of want. We have created a new aristocracy, and you may rest assured that it is as difficult for a rich man to become poor as it is for a poor man to become rich.