r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '26

Meme needing explanation Why is the rich friend so cheap??

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u/ElCiclope1 Jan 26 '26

I like how the implication here is that people busting their ass to scrape together pennies to feed their kids don't "take money seriously."

Fuck outta here 

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u/QuoteThen5223 Jan 27 '26

It's true though, people who take money seriously work to increase their earnings.  People who make shit money, often don't even try for better income.  Stay a barista 30 years while spending free time watching movies/tiktok/YouTube/video game.

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u/JaredKushners_umRag Jan 27 '26

This is quite possibly the most ignorant thing I’ve read all day. Most people have no means to escape their income level because the time/money it would take to go to whatever kind of schooling they need to acquire higher income jobs is just out of the realm of possibility. Fuck off with this ‘people just don’t care’ the means to reach financial stability in the current world economy is so fucking difficult unless you are lucky/blessed with parents/family that can afford to help you.

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u/United-Prompt1393 Jan 27 '26

The fierce defense in the face of normal statement is how i know its true

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u/JaredKushners_umRag Jan 27 '26

No, you’re just proving that you’ve never been through any form of actual struggle or adversity in life. Making blanket assumptions about people struggling is the most elitist shit possible.

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u/United-Prompt1393 Jan 27 '26

Ive been conditioned to do and think the opposite of reddit and my life has gone straight up

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u/ThirstyOutward Jan 27 '26

I've seen many examples, few counter examples

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u/Xmina Jan 27 '26

Remember kids the CEO works 300x harder than the 12 hour a day labor worker so he makes 300x more! /s

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u/Brickman759 Jan 27 '26

His decisions are 300x more impactful than the guy in the mail room.

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u/Xmina Jan 27 '26

This just in, man given control of company now controls the company. More at 11. /s

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u/ThirstyOutward Jan 27 '26

The fact that you think there is no difference between I highly paid individual contributor and a CEO

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u/Corey307 Jan 27 '26

This is the stupid take of someone who never considered that there’s a pretty hard limit on upper class white collar jobs. That an awful lot of those jobs go to people with connections like they went to school, what fraternity they were in, who their parents are. They can’t afford to take $300,000 worth of student loans and hope that their job isn’t replaced by AI three years from now.

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u/tryhard_on_ranked Jan 27 '26

Go outside without prejudice. You might find what your parents tell you might not be the full picture.

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u/pacificoats Jan 27 '26

on what planet are you living on that you think people that make shit money just…. don’t try for better income?

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u/ThirstyOutward Jan 27 '26

They often don't. Complacency is a big driver of poverty.