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Uhhlaneuh t1_j1x48yg wrote

Reply to comment by rayinreverse in TIL about Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, an English billionaire who immigrated to Canada and is funding the creation of a miniature model of the whole country by _Kinel_

Yeah it’s pretty gross how out of touch these people are

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deux_oeufs t1_j1x5axb wrote

It is their choice to do whatever they want with their money

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DetroitLions69 t1_j1xhhv8 wrote

You’re absolutely right sadly on Reddit, rich person = bad and should donate every Dollar to charity

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simonf75 t1_j1xbtus wrote

fuck that noise. They didn’t make that money in a vacuum, no matter what bootstraps bullshit they espouse. They had the benefit of living in a society, with all the infrastructure, support, and benefits that entails. They have an obligation to give back to that society.

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giantpotato t1_j1xdy9n wrote

Where do you think the money goes? It's giving jobs to architects, electricians, sculptors, painters & other staff. Is that not giving back to society?

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asmit10 t1_j1xj5m6 wrote

Oh my god I think you just discovered taxes

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Opus_Majus t1_j1xp8lo wrote

>They have an obligation to give back to that society.

All money that is spent is put back into the economy in order to benefit society.

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deux_oeufs t1_j1xcs3s wrote

You have to understand that not everyone is a millennial reddit socialist like you. In the real world, people with this view are laughed at. But enjoy your safe space

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Maels t1_j1xonjd wrote

Reddit is very much a part of the real world, friend

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deux_oeufs t1_j1y3q6c wrote

Do you think that Reddit's user base is an accurate representation of American society? Millennials and socialists are overrepresented on this site. If this site were a true representation of the real world, the user base would be 37% moderate, 36% conservative, and 25% liberal.. The fact that you're ignorant of this truth is scary

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mej71 t1_j1zyw0r wrote

Why do people always say stuff like this? Of course it's their choice, people are criticizing their choices

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Uhhlaneuh t1_j1x5k3y wrote

You have an obligation with that much money to make the world a better place. It’s very out of touch not to do so

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deux_oeufs t1_j1x7ht2 wrote

That is your world view. Unfortunately, everyone has different opinions on how they want to manage their assets.

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twirlmydressaround t1_j1ziyxo wrote

If you’re middle class, your fun money can be life changing to a lot of people in your community. And in other countries around the world. Are you sending all your fun money to such causes?

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ZylonBane t1_j20uk5t wrote

>Yeah it’s pretty gross how out of touch these people are

"Gross" is touching a slug. This guy is some other adjective entirely.

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