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Ex-Amazon VP explains why rich a-holes with helicopters and personal assistants don't get why you hate your commute (boingboing.net)

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Just to be clear: My main point of sharing this article is about how detached the life of rich people is.

I do not at all agree that most of them are “Not evil, just disconnected”, I am pretty sure (and know some of the privileged), who are actively evil, know exactly what they are doing and just don't give a shit.

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[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

With all of those, money is moving from the rich person to pilots, crew, maintenance staff, laborers, builders.

Gulfstream is an excellent example of this in action. Gulfstream jets can double the price over comparable products from brands like Bombardier or Cessna. And all of the crew, maintenance, training, and other operating costs can easily double as well. And, IMHO at least, there's nothing about the Gulfstream aircraft that justifies this extravagant expense. As far as I can tell, the Gulfstream name is a machine that transfers money from unsuspecting and vain rich people straight to Gulfstream and a few aerospace workers.

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Not mad about some scientists fleecing rich morons.