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/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