> Because one day it could be you on the other side.
I appreciate the sarcasm of your comment, but seriously though... if I end up with Bezos wealth, found myself on the other side, I would part with $176B if you just leave me the remaining $0.9B.
I mean I might bitch about it, but, yeah, I'll survive.
It makes more sense to not end up with Bezos wealth in the first place. Part with it as it reaches above your threshold, not after amassing some unspecified large multiplier.
I have zero doubt there are many of us who have no desire to own that much money to the detriment of our fellow human beings, but the point is there are also many people who do not think like that and want it all. They phantasise about being able to snub other people in an undetermined (and unlikely) future when they’re rich, even as they dislike being shunned now. That’s why (to the point of the original comment) there’s polarisation of opinion even thought rationally most people should be on the same side.
I appreciate the sarcasm of your comment, but seriously though... if I end up with Bezos wealth, found myself on the other side, I would part with $176B if you just leave me the remaining $0.9B.
I mean I might bitch about it, but, yeah, I'll survive.