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"Do you have a hundred thousand dollars? Even if you don’t, let’s pretend you
do. The least wealthy member of the top 1 percent is one hundred times
wealthier than you.
Let’s call that least wealthy member of the 1 percent Bob. Bob has ten million
dollars. Bob is very different from you, but he’s also very different from a
billionaire. The least wealthy billionaire is one hundred times wealthier than
Bob.
Let’s call this least wealthy billionaire Bill. Jeff Bezos, the richest man in
the world, is over one hundred times richer than Bill, who is one hundred times
richer than Bob, who is one hundred times richer than you — in this fictional
scenario where you, unlike roughly half of Americans, have a hundred thousand
dollars.
Billionaires are not just slightly richer millionaires, just as millionaires
are not just slightly richer average people. Billionaires are aliens,
financially speaking. They may breathe the same air as us, they may be mortal
(though they’re working on that), but they have different faculties and powers
than we do. Their money gives them access to dimensions that are not accessible
or even perceptible to mere humans."
Via Diane A.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
