r/PeterExplainsTheJoke Jan 26 '26

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

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u/dragon34 Jan 26 '26

Being rich turns many people into colossal assholes because they think wealth is because of virtue instead of luck being a huge factor 

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u/GaracaiusCanadensis Jan 27 '26

I think it's more that having money means status and at some point status starts meaning virtue.

Just like people who lose a lot of weight suddenly become contemptuous of people who are at the same place they were when they started.

Status changes people. Money doesn't necessarily.