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In reply to the discussion: Here's How Weird Our Obsession With Rich People [View all]CJCRANE
(18,184 posts)18. You've hit on the difference...
"everyone has ideas on what they would do with a hoard of cash" (italics are mine).
That's the point - most of us want money for the things we could *do* - things we could build, things we could buy, services we could buy, people we could help, places we could travel to, courses we could study etc.
And granted there are plenty of billionaires who actually do things with their money. But there are many others who just sit on the cash and watch it pile up.
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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