• jet@hackertalks.com
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    58
    arrow-down
    1
    ·
    2 months ago

    This is why, when you’re rich, you don’t want to look rich. In my experience, the very rich guy would look like the gentleman on the left. The guy in the suit, the guy being entrepreneurial, is the one pinching pennies

    • variants@possumpat.io
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      52
      ·
      2 months ago

      I remember our ceo would come to do our all hands meetings and he always dressed casually but you could just tell by the fit of his clothes he probably got them from somewhere with a tailor. So while the clothes looked normal the fit just stood out to me and made him look well off

  • Soup@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    17
    arrow-down
    5
    ·
    2 months ago

    “If you divide $900m by the popluation of…”

    Sorry, just trying to get ahead of the people who should probably find a bridge and help “lower the denominator”, so to speak.

  • Halosheep@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    10
    arrow-down
    18
    ·
    2 months ago

    Richie Rich debuted in 1950. $10 would be equivalent to $130 today. Those are some expensive overalls.

    Also $900 million would be like $11 billion. Pretty sure you can buy off politicians for way less.

      • Halosheep@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        6
        arrow-down
        5
        ·
        2 months ago

        Definitely missed that lol. No idea why everyone is so mad about my comment though.

      • jmcs@discuss.tchncs.de
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        2 months ago

        900 million can buy you almost entire legislature in any country easily. And I say almost assuming/hoping that a small percentage of politicians are not bribable.

        • qarbone@lemmy.world
          link
          fedilink
          English
          arrow-up
          2
          ·
          edit-2
          2 months ago

          Corrupt officials can (theoretically) be ousted if the corruption comes to light. Spending more money to influence dopes to duly elect someone who will legislate against the dopes’ best interests is watertight.