$75 For Ice Cubes? The Absurd Things Rich People Are Blowing Their Cash On
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[QUOTE=thisispain;41911405]well i assumed that the statement would be taken on goodwill. surely we can agree that what money represents is finite, even if the money itself isnt necessarily finite because money supply is controlled by the federal reserve.
basically im saying a lot less than you think i am[/quote]
idk, wealth is not a finite resource in itself and it is created by basically doing anything another person wants.
[quote]certainly the donations are awesome, but i dont think that the problems which require their donations in the first place should exist, and i think partly some of them are caused by wealth inequality.
part of it is also how corporate entities are structured. the wealth flows upward[/QUOTE]
Well yeah that's the point of corporations. A few reforms to balance it out is certainly not out of order.
I'll be honest, rich exorbitancy sickens me. But can I say that I wouldn't fall to it were I rich? No. Of course I would. You live the life you can afford to the maximum, generally.
And I wouldn't exactly say that luxuries are pointless or pretentious. They're there to comfort and satisfy us as a distraction from other aspects of life. Some of them are stupid, yes, but that comes with the territory. There would not be a point to money if it could not be used stupidly.
[QUOTE=zombini;41916092]Because those premium ice cubes are expendable, and every time you use one, that's $75 out of pocket right there, you may as well take a stack of $75 and throw it into a fire for every one of those ice cubes you use in a drink. Buying a $300 graphics card or such actually lasts for longer than 30 minutes unlike those ice cubes. In fact, if you are smart and buy the right card, it will last you for years before you have to swap it out with a better one.[/QUOTE]
My point is that they're both "useless" items that people buy with their extra cash. Way to miss it.
[QUOTE=zombini;41916092]Because those premium ice cubes are expendable, and every time you use one, that's $75 out of pocket right there, you may as well take a stack of $75 and throw it into a fire for every one of those ice cubes you use in a drink. Buying a $300 graphics card or such actually lasts for longer than 30 minutes unlike those ice cubes. In fact, if you are smart and buy the right card, it will last you for years before you have to swap it out with a better one.[/QUOTE]
If you burn the $75 dollars, it's gone, completely useless. If some rich dude spends it on ice cubes, that money is going into a business, which is being used to grow the business or pay salaries. So by spending $75 on 10 ice cubes, does that mean the rich person is contributing more than when you make ice from sink water?
That's not a question I'm going to answer because it's just poking the issue, but honestly comparing spending money on something a consumer wants to throwing money in a fire is a bit silly, because you are only saying it because it's something you don't value as highly.
[QUOTE=Major_Vice;41902881]Contributes nothing to society? The supply chain in this likely hires out 10-15 factory workers, a few 'artists,' an ad company, a web designer, shipping costs (and by extension the driver of the truck), a middle manager, and anyone else it actually takes. I'm not going to argue that it's a smart buy but it is keeping people employed. I doubt all of those jobs are being filled by super rich people, so even something as pointless as this has a positive impact as a small business.
And not every rich person comes from old money. Some people learned to use the system to get where they are. Is it fair to everyone? No, but if I found myself incredibly rich I sure wouldn't want to be told to give most of it away for the sake of class equality. That's a choice I would want to make, but not one I think should be forced upon me.[/QUOTE]
Jobs in themselves aren't necessarily a positive thing overall especially if they are as pointless as this. They may make the government and companies look good but if they produce nothing of real value then surely they are just a con to make economists have a more pleasant circle jerk? The artists, ad company, web designers, and shipping company could be using their skills for far more worthwhile things.
[URL]http://www.strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/[/URL]
You aren't rich so why act like you are or defend their so-called "right" to use it as they see fit? I understand that not all the rich are rich through inheritance and such but as a rule you generally have to have money to make money i.e. access to capital, it doesn't come from just working in a sucky job for a long period of time and saving - it generally comes from fiddling the system or "knowing the 'right' people".
There is a difference between reducing inequality as a whole and striving for complete class equality.
[QUOTE=JustExtreme;41925764]Jobs in themselves aren't necessarily a positive thing overall especially if they are as pointless as this. They may make the government and companies look good but if they produce nothing of real value.
[URL]http://www.strikemag.org/bullshit-jobs/[/URL][/QUOTE]
Define how "real value" is produced.
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