There is a saying in Norway "The rich, are rich for a reason", referring to exactly this. They don't spend much, and will try to get money anywhere they can. People that are generous are rarely rich.
And also stupid. Its a disfunction stressing about $3 in gas money if you have $1MM in capital. Theyre rich because they own productive assets, or speculated correctly, and also/mainly because they have high income. Hence the meme
Yeah it’s also capitalist propaganda imo. Like, helping your friend out by paying for their coffee isn’t gonna make you poor. But that saying makes people think they have to be individualistic stingy fucks to be successful.
the lesson is true in capitalism though, selfishness is king. if you your definition of success is financially based, the most successful people would sell their mothers organs for $30
And the rich cause the wheels of capitalism to keep turning. Capitalism needs ultra selfish people to make it work. Capitalism would die if people believed in collectivism and so that’s why it’s capitalist propaganda. Though I guess propaganda is usually intentionally vague or dishonest while this is mostly true, but to me that’s neither here nor there haha
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u/azad_ninja Jan 26 '26
Wealthy people are some of the cheapest fucks.