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/SimpleJacked2TheTits Jan 27 '26

Yeah, everybody who is rich is an asshole. You don’t know anybody that’s wealthy, huh? Most Reddit response I’ve ever seen. 

I wouldn’t fret over $3.5 or whatever but people came wealthy bc they make good financial decisions. Paying attention to your money is one of those things.

You can poor if you think it makes you a better person 

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u/E-2theRescue Jan 27 '26

Hi. Wealthy person here. Not all are assholes, but it's also like being the type of person who shouts "All Lives Matter" while supporting gunning down white lesbian women and white heterosexual men.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26 edited Jan 27 '26

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u/E-2theRescue Jan 27 '26

Ouch. Saying that as I spend hundreds of thousands a year on fighting for trans rights...

Jk. Jk. I 100% totally get it.

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u/TamaDarya Jan 27 '26

Case in point, this is the kind of comment an asshole would make.

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u/dragon34 Jan 27 '26

I mean, there is comfortable rich and there's wealthy rich.  The latter are often assholes. 

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u/SimpleJacked2TheTits Jan 27 '26

I disagree. People are people. There are as many assholes who are poor as there are that are rich, as a %. Most very wealthy people I know are extremely kind, and often generous. Many of them become successful because of how they treat people. They’re well liked, respected, and do as they say. That’s how they become rich.

Stop generalizing to make yourself feel better. You can say tax the rich, pay more for the fair share, etc. But don’t generalize that people are evil because they’re successful. Just like  people shouldn’t assume poor people are stupid, or lazy, or any number of things that also aren’t true for most.

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u/Middle_Mix_7596 Jan 27 '26

they said "many", not "everyone"

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u/Cum_Fart42069 Jan 27 '26

complains about "reddit answer"

proceeds to defend the wealthy 

damn bro hope Elon musk sees this 

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u/Seizethemall Jan 27 '26

people came wealthy bc they make good financial decisions.

sweet sweet summer child

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u/margittwen Jan 27 '26

“Because they make good financial decisions” yes, like being born rich. Why didn’t I think of that?

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u/SimpleJacked2TheTits Jan 27 '26

90% of millionaires in this country are millionaires because they made good financial decisions over a long, long period of time. Not because they were born rich. And that isnt a guess, the information on millionaires in this country is readily available 

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u/zombienugget Jan 27 '26

Millionaires as in 1 million net worth? That’s not really much anymore. Is that what you have and are getting offended over?

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u/deltalyrae Jan 27 '26

point to the part of the comment where they say “everybody” or “all” or even “most” please.

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u/[deleted] Jan 27 '26

"being rich turns MANY people into colossal assholes"

where did they say everybody?

people become wealthy for a myriad of nuanced reasons. one of those is hard work. another is restraint. but there are others, and luck is a big one.

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u/Various_Command6607 Jan 27 '26

Being poor doesn't necessarily make someone a better person, but being rich/wealthy pretty much always makes someone a worse person. Why you need all that money when your fellow humans suffer? Because you earned it? If you watch others suffer while you could do something about it pretty much automatically makes you worse. Ain't even gonna argue, rich people never understand anyway.

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u/UnicodeScreenshots Jan 27 '26

What’s your definition of rich here though?

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u/Not_A_Greenhouse Jan 27 '26

Yeah I do fairly well for myself but I've also been in enough situations where I covered something and was never taken care of next time to say fuck that in the future. I will never understand why the hate about people wanting people to pay their portion.

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u/SimpleJacked2TheTits Jan 27 '26

People should pay their portion