• cynar@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    You joke, but that’s close to how the rich see money. It’s a score keeping device.

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        4 days ago

        For the same reason that kids shouldn’t be allowed to play games dropping rocks on moving cars.

        It’s also worth noting that we could also use/abuse this tendency, for the greater good. Imagine if rich lists etc were done entirely via tax returns. If you don’t pay taxes, you’re considered poor. It provides the hyper rich with a new way of comparing themselves, via actualised wealth rather than paper/virtual money.