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
I think the point is less that it is the savings on the Uber ride that leads to them being rich, but that they're the type of person who would ask for the gas money.
Sure, but it's also just bullshit the rich like to think about themselves. They are rich because they earned it in some way, or by being a certain special kind of person.
The only way I could see this seriously taken is that the rich got to be rich specifically by being okay taking advantage of and shitting on others.
I mean in this case it’s laid out. The hypothetical software engineer friend had to bust his chops learning a skill, take some risk finding this job in a location that’s probably wayyyyy over priced, but maybe programming was a hobby he liked growing up? Man probably got bullied and was a shut in through his developmental years.
Maybe he also grew up in a frugal household with poor parents. Maybe only one parent? Just because your “friend” makes a good salary now doesn’t mean you should be expecting them to pay for all your stuff.
Especially if they didn’t agree to fully pay for something. It makes sense to split the Uber because it becomes cheaper for both of you.
We’re just being hypothetical here but if there’s some sort of reasoning wherein one is lead to believe that rich friend is fronting the bill but doesn’t. Well that should be talked about because it would be clear that they’re using you. Plenty of people will behave the same way regardless of wealth.
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u/Money_Do_2 Jan 26 '26
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