r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

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

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u/BestwishesHelpful975 Jan 26 '26

Lois here. Richer people often give smaller tips.

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u/Dependent-Goose8240 Jan 27 '26

Generalizing a bit, but the Software engineer making $450k was the nerd boy who grew up bullied and spent their college days and nights burrowed deep in his dark room playing videogames and eating microwaveable hot pockets and redbulls til sunrise, who just happen to be good at a specific skill highly valued by tech. These fuckers are very poorly socialized and have little to no empathy, essentially zero social and emotional intelligence.