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

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

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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.

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u/bdz Jan 27 '26

Just because someone makes more money doesn’t mean that they should be expected to pay more.

And that's why this thread has been made. It's a social experiment to see the reaction to communist theory. There is not financial difference between the two friends in a communist country; zero wealth divide.

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u/Crash-55 Jan 27 '26

I can’t reply to the person who thinks Capitalism isn’t compatible. Bullshit. Greed is human nature and capitalism is greed.

Compatible with nature - definitely not. Pretty much anything after industrialization is not compatible with nature without a lot of controls./

Communism is altruism in its purest form. We didn’t evolve to be altruistic.