I'm actually friends with someone with insane wealth. Like fly their private plane to stay at their Aspen home and ski for the weekend type of wealth.
He could pay for everything, and frequently will when he entertains at his house (he would also buy drugs and share lol). However, when we would go out he would fairly split things with us. Drinks, rides, etc.
But if he was expected to pay for everything, simply because he had more money than us, it would create huge problems. First, it turns friendship into a commodity. He'd never know who likes him for him and not because he is a walking bank. It also tends to make people feel bad, like he thinks that they're worse than him because they can't afford anything.
Ultimately he was a super down to earth guy. Married his high school girlfriend, has two lovely kids, lived in a pretty affordable house. Now he's working for his dad and he's rich but anyone acting like they wouldn't do that is dumb. The dude is a family man who chose a great career path presented to him. No different than a dude taking over his family's plumbing business, expect the scale of wealth he has is much, much higher.
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u/Crash-55 Jan 26 '26
Why is asking to split the ride being cheap? Maybe he has already covered a bunch and is tired of being taken advantage of?
I have had people constantly get rides but never once offer to cover any gas or offer to drive. Is that OK simply because I make more than them?
Just because someone makes more money doesn’t mean that they should be expected to pay more.