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In reply to the discussion: Here's How Weird Our Obsession With Rich People [View all]Fumesucker
(45,851 posts)34. Utility is in the hand of the utilizer..
And when you have more than you can possibly spend already what is the marginal utility of another dollar, or another million dollars?
Beyond the point where you have enough to comfortably support your life money really is far more about status than anything to to with actually purchasing anything, it's the way we keep score in our society.
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No, Suckerberg doesn't "prey" -- just that his entire business plan = selling the personal info
HiPointDem
May 2012
#27
Right on! People also want to not have to work for someone who isn't an a-hole, in a job they hate.
Crowman1979
May 2012
#19
"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." Voltaire
Tierra_y_Libertad
May 2012
#12