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Response to 4th law of robotics (Reply #31)

Fri May 25, 2012, 02:33 PM

Fumesucker (32,101 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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37 replies	Author	Time	Post
Here's How Weird Our Obsession With Rich People [View all]	Playinghardball	May 2012	OP
sorry, that's ridiculous.	cali	May 2012	#1
You need to explain to me.	ret5hd	May 2012	#20
OK. Amassing cats or newspapers doesn't mean amassing power	cali	May 2012	#21
Cats aren't great. n/t	A HERETIC I AM	May 2012	#28
Mark Zuckerberg built a company from nothing,	Nye Bevan	May 2012	#2
He had help it wasn't nothing.	jp11	May 2012	#4
What about Mitt Romney?	CJCRANE	May 2012	#5
The difference between Zuckerberg and Romney.	Nye Bevan	May 2012	#7
No, Suckerberg doesn't "prey" -- just that his entire business plan = selling the personal info	HiPointDem	May 2012	#27
Actually, he didn't "create it from nothing".	liberalhistorian	May 2012	#15
Watch "The Social Network".	Initech	May 2012	#32
If you think wanting to be rich is crazy I think you are crazy.	dkf	May 2012	#3
Sorry, not everyone wants to be rich.	Ikonoklast	May 2012	#6
Indeed, I am fairly certain that Freud (and\or Jung?) had	coalition_unwilling	May 2012	#9
That's me. I have no desire to be rich n/t	deutsey	May 2012	#14
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
Thank you. nt	woo me with science	May 2012	#25
There's nothing at all crazy or wrong with	liberalhistorian	May 2012	#16
Money is a construct	DoBotherMe	May 2012	#22
Almost the right quote	Ty Templeton	May 2012	#23
No, it was enhanced in the King James version	DoBotherMe	May 2012	#30
"The lack of money is the root of starvation" - the ME version n/t	Spoonman	May 2012	#33
This message was self-deleted by its author	progressoid	May 2012	#26
Why don't you tell the good folks at DU how you got/made your money dkf?	HangOnKids	May 2012	#29
Inheriting wealth is hard work. You're just jealous because you weren't born into the right family.	devilgrrl	May 2012	#35
Perfect!!!!!!	fascisthunter	May 2012	#8
Most people have no idea what they'd do with a pile of newspapers	hughee99	May 2012	#10
You've hit on the difference...	CJCRANE	May 2012	#18
I dont care what somebody else has	Noose4	May 2012	#11
"The comfort of the rich depends upon an abundant supply of the poor." Voltaire	Tierra_y_Libertad	May 2012	#12
yeee-up!	fascisthunter	May 2012	#13
Exactly. (And exactly the reason that the GOP is destroying the economy)	FiveGoodMen	May 2012	#24
The difference is that people want some of that money	The2ndWheel	May 2012	#17
Old newspapers have no utility	4th law of robotics	May 2012	#31
Utility is in the hand of the utilizer..	Fumesucker	May 2012	#34
Comfortable is different for everyone	4th law of robotics	May 2012	#36
It doesn't mean we have to enable destructive status seeking behavior..	Fumesucker	May 2012	#37

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