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[–] TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The hyper wealthy need to wake up and realize they can still be super wealthy, they just need to give up on the idea of endless growth no matter the context.

Yeah, but you know what's better than having a mega yacht? Having an ever growing fleet of mega yachts..... Do you have any idea how many sea captains would be put out of work if we listened to people like you? Dozens, perhaps even hundreds. Specific micro economies all across the Mediterranean would be in shambles.

[–] codydodd@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ikr. Desire for billionaire status is a sign of a serious mental illness.

I've got a fever, and the only thing that will help is more yachts. It's been a through line since the inception of capitalism. What's something a rich Venetian merchant and Jeff Bezos have in common......they love a big boat.

I'm sure there's more stuff, like if you brought a 16th century Venetian merchant to the modern age it wouldn't be surprising if they developed a bimbo fetish.... But we absolutely know they'd lose their shit over a mega yacht.