• SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml
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    This is clearly an indication that, for them, it is NOT about the money.

    These are POWER greedy people. Very unattractive to anyone with morals.

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      I’m not trying to shit on you but I know for a fact there are some golden retrievers that only feel pure joy 24 hrs a day.

      Not that I’m jealous or anything.

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        That doesn’t make me jealous.

        The fact that we have bred a species to be happy and bring us happiness is, imo, like our best accomplishment.

        Also, I can’t think of a single billionaire who is a huge fan of dogs.

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        Yeah but those golden retrievers usually have food provided to them and they don’t need to worry about it.

        Even golden retrievers get rather depressed when malnourished, although the way we humans have bred them means they’ll still look somewhat optimistic.

        For humans the “money can’t buy happiness” limit used to be something like 50-70k, closer to 50k in Europe and 70k in the US, but that was like 15 years ago so now it’d be something closer to 70k in Europe and 100 in the US. What that means is just that you can afford decent housing, transportation, all the necessities, and have a bit left over.

        Up to that point money dramatically increases happiness. After that, it doesn’t really have an effect anymore. Making a million a year doesn’t mean you’re any less happy than making a billion. But making 100k a year versus 30k a year is a massive difference.

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          Making a million a year doesn’t mean you’re any less happy than making a billion.

          Eh, I had a boss years ago who owned a temp agency. His income from the business was about $40K per month and he lived in a beautiful beach house and drove a nice Mercedes and ate out at great restaurants every day etc. etc. No financial problems whatsoever but his friends were all west coast venture capitalists worth hundreds of millions of dollars and he absolutely seethed with resentment at how relatively poor he was.

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    I’m amused by the idea that the more rich and powerful these people grow, the more certain “common” things are pretty much out of reach for them: regular friendship, love, family ties. Everything is about power balance and tit-for-tat with these guys. Good luck finding anyone who loves you for “you” and isn’t after your fortune. And even if you do, good luck recognizing it and acting on it!

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    Every once in a while I temporarily tolerate a billionaire for pushing something I like, like zuckerberg with vr, in my head bezos is why these prime shows with no viewers and big budgets keep getting made.
    Its probably not them, but this is my coping mechanism for dealing with their existence.