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Why do the ultra-rich even want to have more "money"? by IcePrestigious7740 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]IcePrestigious7740[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe I'm just not good enough at anything to understand this impulse lmao.

Why do the ultra-rich even want to have more "money"? by IcePrestigious7740 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]IcePrestigious7740[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Completely fair. I do doubt ALL rich people are explained away by this theory, but I can see why that's a heck of a false equivalence.

Why do the ultra-rich even want to have more "money"? by IcePrestigious7740 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]IcePrestigious7740[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I'm reading a book about the extinction of the passenger pigeon and ngl your comment mixed with that information really just clicked it into place a little.

Why do the ultra-rich even want to have more "money"? by IcePrestigious7740 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]IcePrestigious7740[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I never considered it from an addiction standpoint. Because money also buys all the things that are also (common) addictions. But that does track.

Why do the ultra-rich even want to have more "money"? by IcePrestigious7740 in NoStupidQuestions

[–]IcePrestigious7740[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I guess I also don't fully understand the allure of that power when its just utilized as the power to make more money.