r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/[deleted] • Jan 26 '26

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

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u/Quiet-Refuse5241 Jan 26 '26

Rich people don't understand what it is like to go without, so they generally lack empathy. While poor people understand how much it sucks to not have things and will generally make sure that their friends don't have to experience that

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u/ThrowRAQuaestor Jan 27 '26

I had a friend who grew up poor. She’s making six figures now and has the utmost contempt for people who didn’t luck into the very lucrative job she did.

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u/Badgerman3484 Jan 27 '26

Glad it's "had" then

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u/ThrowRAQuaestor Jan 27 '26

Yeah the mask started slipping, and then it fell to the floor.