• AskewLord@piefed.social
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    19 hours ago

    Then why do so many rich people I meet tell me all their problems are much bigger and worse than mine?

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      17 hours ago

      Rich people problems are stuff that can’t be solved with money

      • how do I fix my inter personal relationships? (Treating others more nicely and talking to others as equals, usually)
      • how do I become more interesting? (Don’t talk about money or fame so much)
      • how do I get my subjects to forget my heinous crimes (sorry Mr President, no dice on that one)

      Or problems we can have too, but they need some thought to solve. When you’re used to throwing money at problems you make others solve your problems for you and stop thinking about them beyond surface level.

      E.g recurring plumbing problems or vehicle problems. Problems we cause for ourselves.

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      19 hours ago

      Because their money already fixed all the kinds of problems you have. They have new problems now. They’re also exaggerating those problems.

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        19 hours ago

        Weird, they tell me their biggest problem is they don’t have enough money.

        I don’t have that problem!

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          19 hours ago

          Exactly. You need more money to have that problem.
          And like I said, they’re also exaggerating how much more money they need.

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        19 hours ago

        A few months ago I met someone who told me their returns on their portfolio only being 6% last year was a far tragedy than my mother’s prolonged death due to illness. It was glorious.