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Would you rather be filthy rich 1
#23687889 - 09/28/16 06:34 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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If you had a choice would you prefer to to be filthy rich or would you rather be able to instantly make all rich people destitute. The money would not be redistributed or nothing, just they would all be instantly poor. Kim would be a bag lady with Kanye homeless West. I think it would be hilarious.
Discuss.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23687898 - 09/28/16 06:38 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I'd rather be filthy rich. If I made all rich people poor it's not going to change anything with my situation. I'm still going to be working shitty jobs and feel like shit every day of my life. At least if I was rich I wouldn't have to work & I'd be able to do pretty much whatever I wanted which in turn would make me happy.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Bigfeely123]
#23687925 - 09/28/16 06:45 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Filthy rich. I could help people. I'd also spend a lot more time fishing, hunting, cooking and crushing pussy.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Starstepper] 4
#23687973 - 09/28/16 07:00 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Definitely make rich people poor. I would fill a pool with rich people tears and swim in it.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688012 - 09/28/16 07:11 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Filthy rich, and if anyone would pick otherwise, they would have serious narcissism issues or some other major personality disorder.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688017 - 09/28/16 07:12 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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I would obviously rather be rich.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Sheekle]
#23688042 - 09/28/16 07:19 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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that all rich people are douchebags
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Sheekle]
#23688115 - 09/28/16 07:34 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688235 - 09/28/16 07:59 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Fuck. Surprising results to your question Pasty, nice one.
I would undoubtedly deprive the rich of their riches. I think it would make this world a very different place for all.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Jokeshopbeard] 1
#23688273 - 09/28/16 08:09 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: TNK]
#23688358 - 09/28/16 08:33 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Too bad you're poor. I've already won you just don't know it
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Bigfeely123]
#23688388 - 09/28/16 08:43 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Bigfeely123 said: I'd rather be filthy rich. If I made all rich people poor it's not going to change anything with my situation. I'm still going to be working shitty jobs and feel like shit every day of my life. At least if I was rich I wouldn't have to work & I'd be able to do pretty much whatever I wanted which in turn would make me happy.
Same. And if everyone's rich than that doesn't make me rich. Cost of everything goes up. And we're all essentially poor again.
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Some interesting results here for sure.
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moonrockmushy said: Definitely make rich people poor. I would fill a pool with rich people tears and swim in it.
Pure gold right here.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688590 - 09/28/16 09:44 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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You all sound childish and dumb. What's wrong with a person wanting to succeed in life? So because I make a product that people want Im a terrible person and should suffer?
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Anahata]
#23688626 - 09/28/16 09:52 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Anahata said: You all sound childish and dumb. What's wrong with a person wanting to succeed in life? So because I make a product that people want Im a terrible person and should suffer?
I never said suffer. Unless you think that living in poverty is suffering. To which I must wonder "does anyone deserve to suffer?"
Also if the succession of class and wealth was based solely on contributions of useful products I suspect most people would have little problem with the current state of things. However that is barely the case.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688646 - 09/28/16 09:56 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Filthy rich, no hesitation.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688747 - 09/28/16 10:15 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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If i was filthy rich, i could use my money to make other, lesser, rich people destitute. Like what Steve Wynn did to Joe Francis.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688750 - 09/28/16 10:16 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Anahata said: You all sound childish and dumb. What's wrong with a person wanting to succeed in life? So because I make a product that people want Im a terrible person and should suffer?

I never said suffer. Unless you think that living in poverty is suffering. To which I must wonder "does anyone deserve to suffer?"
Also if the succession of class and wealth was based solely on contributions of useful products I suspect most people would have little problem with the current state of things. However that is barely the case.
How people twist words up like destitute and suffering.... I will never know =)
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To me suffering is more physical, like pain. Similar to torture. Destitution is more like being deprived which could be uncomfortable. But not quite the same. Being forced to go hungry is different than being beaten across the soles of your feet with a wire hanger.
Or maybe it's all the same. Fuck those destitute people who live in our trash. They deserve their torture, the ignorant scum. Make something useful or be born rich ya morons.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688889 - 09/28/16 11:07 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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Pastywhyte said: To me suffering is more physical, like pain. Similar to torture. Destitution is more like being deprived which could be uncomfortable. But not quite the same. Being forced to go hungry is different than being beaten across the soles of your feet with a wire hanger.
Or maybe it's all the same. Fuck those destitute people who live in our trash. They deserve their torture, the ignorant scum. Make something useful or be born rich ya morons.
Being deprived of a shitty commodity sounds way better than being water boarded or something like that. At least if I was deprived of food and shelter mother nature has my back for sure. Throw my naked ass in a forest I won't give a fuck. Covered in dirt and mud like I'm on the playa all by myself with desert dwellers music knocking in the brain. Nothing beats fresh elk or dove maybe a little fish. I will get mine rich or poor they shall never defeat me =)
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688892 - 09/28/16 11:10 PM (7 years, 4 months ago) |
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It sounds like a lot of people in here are jealous of rich people. Why would you want to take away money from someone who worked hard to get it? ESpecially when you don't get anything in return, but seeing people be sad
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Lophosaurus]
#23688912 - 09/28/16 11:23 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Lophosaurus said: It sounds like a lot of people in here are jealous of rich people. Why would you want to take away money from someone who worked hard to get it? ESpecially when you don't get anything in return, but seeing people be sad
See that is where you miss the point. The person jealous of rich people would take the money. A person jealous of someones wealth would only be satisfied if they in turn recieved wealth as well.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23688932 - 09/28/16 11:35 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Lophosaurus said: It sounds like a lot of people in here are jealous of rich people. Why would you want to take away money from someone who worked hard to get it? ESpecially when you don't get anything in return, but seeing people be sad
Dude... I am rich.... In life... culture... spirituality.....and money. I think the beef stems from the values of some of the people we are all talking about. I'm sure a lot of these people are not jealous they would just use the money in a different way then Donald Trump. Fuck some might say fuck money all together and that's their right as an individual of free will. If you can't stand the heat.... the cook always told me to get out of the kitchen. We are discussing about the topic on the top of this page. Speaking of that lol.... this is going to jump off topic here for a minute. I'm going on a trip to Hawaii in a couple weeks for 10 days I will be staying in Honolulu for 3 days then go to all the other islands over the course of 7 days fallowing. I was trying to find a shroomery member to kick it with or something if possible. Trying to burn me some pakalolo and kick it with a native that can guide me a little. Do I post in the great outdoors thread or what? Kinda torn as to where the best fit to post at is. I figured someone here could point me in the right direction.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte] 2
#23689007 - 09/29/16 12:10 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I would pick all rich people be instantly poor.
Cause Im dying to know what the hell they would do. Would they start shop lifting? Mass rioting? Would the former rich marry middle class? Could i take a celeb like Jennifer Aniston on a date?!
so many questions, so little answers.....
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: LogicaL Chaos] 1
#23689022 - 09/29/16 12:25 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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LogicaL Chaos said: I would pick all rich people be instantly poor.
Cause Im dying to know what the hell they would do. Would they start shop lifting? Mass rioting? Would the former rich marry middle class? Could i take a celeb like Jennifer Aniston on a date?!
so many questions, so little answers.....
They would immediately start working again, rebuild/restructure and become rich again within a year or two.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23689033 - 09/29/16 12:34 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Pastywhyte said: If you had a choice would you prefer to to be filthy rich or would you rather be able to instantly make all rich people destitute. The money would not be redistributed or nothing, just they would all be instantly poor. Kim would be a bag lady with Kanye homeless West. I think it would be hilarious.
Discuss.
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LogicaL Chaos said: I would pick all rich people be instantly poor.
Cause Im dying to know what the hell they would do. Would they start shop lifting? Mass rioting? Would the former rich marry middle class? Could i take a celeb like Jennifer Aniston on a date?!
so many questions, so little answers.....
The herd would become thiN. Honestly I'm praying to know what humanity would do in general if they had nothing at all. Completely forced into nature no rules a true system of anarchy. If you can survive the burn you can survive the apocalypse. It's really the only way a completely new system of government and society to be reborn. Hopefully everyone is stocking up on the goodies for when the time comes lol. Let me tell you the things I will be doing.... It starts with whatever the fuck want...

When it goes down I will be like
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: falsereality]
#23689049 - 09/29/16 12:48 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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For reals tho bro it's what humans have been doing for thousands of years it's what we call a society <3 even out of anarchy some form of government will form it's just what people do.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Lophosaurus]
#23689386 - 09/29/16 06:26 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Lophosaurus said: Why would you want to take away money from someone who worked hard to get it?
Most very rich people came from very rich families, and their hard work would have been for shit had they not come from a rich background. Lots of people work hard, and lots of people aint rich - far from it - what makes them less deserving?
Then you've got the mega rich; who are likely not working hard at all - just playing a game of monopoly with all their riches. Hard work?
Wealth inequality is one of the, if not the biggest issue our species faces, and a good 75% of you up there would join in and keep the issue going, being a part of the problem rather than a part of the solution. It's a startling revelation of just how well the cultural brainwashing is working.
And to those that state they would be altruistic with their riches; you really think that you're gonna do shit, as a single person, to help fix the fucked up world we live in? Where profits override what is good for humans, good for animals, good for our planet??
Why do you think it's like that in the first place? Cause rich people always want more for themselves and less for everyone else.
Wake up and look around you, please.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Jokeshopbeard] 2
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There's a reason for this, there's a reason education sucks, and it's the same reason it will never ever ever be fixed. It's never going to get any better. Don't look for it. Be happy with what you've got... because the owners of this country don’t want that. I'm talking about the real owners now... the real owners. The big wealthy business interests that control things and make all the important decisions. Forget the politicians. The politicians are put there to give you the idea that you have freedom of choice. You don’t. You have no choice. You have owners. They own you. They own everything. They own all the important land. They own and control the corporations. They’ve long since bought and paid for the Senate, the Congress, the state houses, the city halls. They got the judges in their back pockets and they own all the big media companies, so they control just about all of the news and information you get to hear. They got you by the balls. They spend billions of dollars every year lobbying. Lobbying to get what they want. Well, we know what they want. They want more for themselves and less for everybody else, but I’ll tell you what they don’t want. They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well-informed, well-educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That’s against their interests. That’s right.
They don’t want people who are smart enough to sit around a kitchen table and think about how badly they’re getting fucked by a system that threw them overboard 30 fuckin’ years ago. They don’t want that. You know what they want? They want obedient workers. Obedient workers, people who are just smart enough to run the machines and do the paperwork. And just dumb enough to passively accept all these increasingly shittier jobs with the lower pay, the longer hours, the reduced benefits, the end of overtime and vanishing pension that disappears the minute you go to collect it. And now they’re coming for your Social Security money. They want your fuckin' retirement money. They want it back so they can give it to their criminal friends on Wall Street. And you know something? They’ll get it. They’ll get it all from you sooner or later 'cause they own this fuckin' place. It’s a big club and you ain't in it. You and I are not in the big club. ...The table is tilted, folks. The game is rigged and nobody seems to notice. ...And nobody seems to notice. Nobody seems to care. That’s what the owners count on. The fact that Americans will probably remain willfully ignorant of the big red, white and blue dick that’s being jammed up their assholes every day, because the owners of this country know the truth. It’s called the American Dream, 'cause you have to be asleep to believe it. --George Carlin
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Why the hell would you make the rich poor? They would just use their head and become rich again.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Patlal] 1
#23689671 - 09/29/16 08:13 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: Why the hell would you make the rich poor? They would just use their head and become rich again.
I would like to see them do that. Some I have no doubt would do it. But I don't think the majority could. Would be a great social experiment.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: azur]
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Pastywhyte said: If you had a choice would you prefer to to be filthy rich or would you rather be able to instantly make all rich people destitute. The money would not be redistributed or nothing, just they would all be instantly poor. Kim would be a bag lady with Kanye homeless West. I think it would be hilarious.
Discuss.
Grow more. Post less. I'm highly disappointed in your patlal shit thread
I'm trying azur. Gonna start me a new log soon
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LogicaL Chaos said: I would pick all rich people be instantly poor.
Cause Im dying to know what the hell they would do. Would they start shop lifting? Mass rioting? Would the former rich marry middle class? Could i take a celeb like Jennifer Aniston on a date?!
so many questions, so little answers.....
They would immediately start working again, rebuild/restructure and become rich again within a year or two.
  
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
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rich, taking their money helps no one so what's the point? If I was rich I could give money away, and at least do some good and not be a worthless drain of resources
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Ezuma]
#23690276 - 09/29/16 11:41 AM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Ezuma said: rich, taking their money helps no one so what's the point?
It would change the world overnight.
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Ezuma said: If I was rich I could give money away, and at least do some good and not be a worthless drain of resources
One man could not 'do some good' with money, any more than he could without money. He's certainly not going to change the world overnight like the other option would.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Patlal]
#23690649 - 09/29/16 01:37 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Patlal said: Why the hell would you make the rich poor? They would just use their head and become rich again.
I'll take thhemoney a million times out of a million.
Mostly because I am a spiteful bitch, but also for the lols.
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Ezuma said: rich, taking their money helps no one so what's the point?
It would change the world overnight.
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Ezuma said: If I was rich I could give money away, and at least do some good and not be a worthless drain of resources
One man could not 'do some good' with money, any more than he could without money. He's certainly not going to change the world overnight like the other option would.
if we take away the bulk of the world's wealth, it would shift power, but suddenly we would be impoverished unless of course we're only removing their wealth on paper and not actual resources or institutions they own and operate, in which case ok I would make them lose their ownership
op explicitly said tho no redistribution
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Ezuma]
#23690669 - 09/29/16 01:44 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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IMO, they should be dropped out of their mansions and straight into the kind of house and income that your average western cultured human has.
I'm not with the impoverished bit, there's PLENTY of resource on this planet.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Jokeshopbeard] 3
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I would rather the whole concept of currency be erased and we all take care of each other....but since that will never happen I pick the second option
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Of course it'll never happen. It's about as likely as anyone who responded with option 2 actually getting super rich though..
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It would take a nationwide movement to kick it off for sure.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23690759 - 09/29/16 02:05 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Filthy rich. What's the point in making rich people poor?
Rich people are people too, and they can do good things and contribute to good causes just like anyone else. There are rich people who contribute to amazing causes such as the legalization of marijuana and research into psychedelics. You don't stop being a good person just because you get rich.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: nooneman]
#23690767 - 09/29/16 02:07 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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I dunno what is the point of materialist greed?
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Well with materialist greed you get to have all the cool stuff that you've always wanted, and you get to do whatever you want and go wherever you want whenever you want to. That seems pretty awesome to me.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: nooneman]
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nooneman said: Filthy rich. What's the point in making rich people poor?
Rich people are people too, and they can do good things and contribute to good causes just like anyone else. There are rich people who contribute to amazing causes such as the legalization of marijuana and research into psychedelics. You don't stop being a good person just because you get rich.
although it's arguable that not being a good person is often a prerequisite to getting filthy rich
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: nooneman]
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nooneman said: Well with materialist greed you get to have all the cool stuff that you've always wanted, and you get to do whatever you want and go wherever you want whenever you want to. That seems pretty awesome to me.
But I can't make all rich people poor could I? I'm pretty sure I could become filthy rich if I really set my mind to it, but I would have a hard time making all rich people poor. That is a god-like ability that simple minded material folk cannot fully appreciate.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Ezuma] 2
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The older I get the less I actually want. Accumulating things is less important to me than it ever has been. In fact I want to own less and less each day. It becomes a burden.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
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Pastywhyte said: The older I get the less I actually want. Accumulating things is less important to me than it ever has been. In fact I want to own less and less each day. It becomes a burden.
there's wisdom in that I think, an awful lot of historical prophets would agree
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
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Pastywhyte said: The older I get the less I actually want. Accumulating things is less important to me than it ever has been. In fact I want to own less and less each day. It becomes a burden.
This. Materialism like everything is transient. I prefer to make as many good memories with the people I love as I can. That is my happiness.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
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The older I get the more I want to be able to afford those real top quality things in life. I'm tired of mediocrity in my purchases. If I buy acid, I want the best god damn sheet that money can buy. If I want a house, I don't want to settle for a shitty one bedroom in the worst part of town, I want a nice god damn house with a nice piece of land that my family would be proud of.
That takes money. I don't just want the mediocre things in life. I have great respect for the nicer things.
Money also allows you to found companies, and donate to charities, and fund research into psychedelics. For all of its known downsides, money is a truly wonderful thing to have. You can do great things with money.
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moonrockmushy said: But I can't make all rich people poor could I? I'm pretty sure I could become filthy rich if I really set my mind to it, but I would have a hard time making all rich people poor. That is a god-like ability that simple minded material folk cannot fully appreciate.
This is absolutely true. You would single handedly be destroying the world economy overnight which is a godlike power that even most if not all nations don't have. It would be a world changing event whereas getting filthy rich is relatively ordinary in comparison.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Ezuma]
#23690838 - 09/29/16 02:23 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Id take the wealth...would buy me a nice little House, buy my Mom a red Porsche , start working only 30h/week...take a long vacation and travel the World.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Pastywhyte]
#23691221 - 09/29/16 04:59 PM (7 years, 3 months ago) |
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Pastywhyte said: The older I get the less I actually want. Accumulating things is less important to me than it ever has been. In fact I want to own less and less each day. It becomes a burden.
This is wisdom IMO.
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Lophosaurus said: Why would you want to take away money from someone who worked hard to get it?
Most very rich people came from very rich families, and their hard work would have been for shit had they not come from a rich background. Lots of people work hard, and lots of people aint rich - far from it - what makes them less deserving?
Then you've got the mega rich; who are likely not working hard at all - just playing a game of monopoly with all their riches. Hard work?
Wealth inequality is one of the, if not the biggest issue our species faces, and a good 75% of you up there would join in and keep the issue going, being a part of the problem rather than a part of the solution. It's a startling revelation of just how well the cultural brainwashing is working.
And to those that state they would be altruistic with their riches; you really think that you're gonna do shit, as a single person, to help fix the fucked up world we live in? Where profits override what is good for humans, good for animals, good for our planet??
Why do you think it's like that in the first place? Cause rich people always want more for themselves and less for everyone else.
Wake up and look around you, please.
Now you're making stuff up to hide your jealousy. Most rich people are self-made. Yeah, lots of people work hard, but what do they spend their money on? Are they investing every bit of it or are they buying a 6pack after work everyday?
It has nothing to do with how deserving somebody is. You have to have the drive to make money and the willpower/brains to save and invest. I've worked for and with 1000's of millionaires and the one thing I noticed about most of them is that they are work oriented and they don't spend money on frivolous shit like my poor friends do.
Admit you're jealous because you can't save and invest properly. You are kind of being hypocritical too. Didn't you just sell your house and move to another continent? Don't you have motorcycles and other toys? You are much wealthier than a huge group of people, but you aren't selling your stuff to feed hungry kids are you? No, but you think the richer people should. I'm willing to bet that most of these rich people contribute more to society than you do.
Learn about how the economy works, please.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Lophosaurus]
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Perhaps my data is a little out of date, but it's by no means made up:
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The paper, "Family, Education, and Sources of Wealth Among the Richest Americans, 1982—2012," by Chicago Booth Professor Steve Kaplan and Joshua Rauh of Stanford, found that fewer of those who made it on to the Forbes 400 list in recent years grew up wealthy than in previous decades.
Some 32 percent of the Forbes 400 in 2011 belonged to very rich families, down from 60 percent in 1982. On the other hand, the share of those in the Forbes 400 who didn't grow up wealthy but had some money in the family—the equivalent of the upper middle class—rose by the about same amount. The proportion of those in the list who grew up poor or had little wealth remained constant at roughly 20 percent throughout the same period.
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And no, I'm not at all jealous. As per the words from one of my favourite films 'the things you own end up owning you' - I know this to be true from direct experience. Like Pasty said, my process is in freeing myself from possessions. I didn't sell a house, I paid up the solicitors and very nearly bought one, and would have made $100,000+ on it in the last year if I had. So what.
I don't think the richer people should do anything, fuck, I wouldn't if I were in their shoes. I donate money to the causes I believe in. I never said I was poor. I'm not even gonna enter into the discussion of whether these rich folk 'contribute more to society than you (I) do', cause I think it's horseshit, but this was a hypothetical question, and I stand by my response. Yes, I earned over $100,000 last year, and I worked my fucking ass off for 18+ years to get there. But that has nothing to do with feeding hungry kids. I have no idea where you pulled that from, cause it aint been mentioned once.
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Yes, that article proves my point that most aren't rich from an inheritance. Only 32%. Many people start rich or get rich and then lose it. Some people work hard and save and others spend everything they get.
It sounded to me like you were saying that the rich people should give up their money and everyone should have the same amount of money, which I think is ridiculous. That is why I was saying that you wouldn't share your wealth with everyone and aren't any better than someone than someone who is rich. I see that we are on the same page now.
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: Lophosaurus]
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Lophosaurus said: I see that we are on the same page now.
Yeah, we are man; I would happily sacrifice anything I own to see all humans see each other as equal, for once, including my own life.
I know it aint ever gonna happen, but no one is gonna stop me dreaming.
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an interesting lecture about Justice, whether it is even possible, and what we might do if it isn't. Worth the 20 minutes if you have 'em free
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Re: Would you rather be filthy rich [Re: ballsalsa]
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Can you summarise? I don't have 20 mins...
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