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Elon Musk taking delivery of his McLaren F1 shortly after selling Zip2 for $307 million in 1999 (cdn.imgchest.com)
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[–] 71 points 4 months ago (10 children)

It's telling that someone who gets a windfall immediately purchases a status symbol. Almost as if the point of being rich is lost if everyone doesn't know it.

Wealth is wasted on the rich.

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    If I were rich I’d open up a bunch of repair cafes that lost money but helped people fix their stuff and keep it out landfills and taught people valuable soldering/electronics/programming/DIY skills while bringing the community together with volunteers and cheap coffee! Ah, that’s the dream..

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  • [–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

    It’s a cool idea! I wonder if it’d be possible to cash those karma points in for something tangible without the whole idea going to shit? Like a local shop agreeing to give a small discount to someone who earned a lot of karma on the site? Obviously not trying to reinvent capitalism or anything, but a karma barter system of some kind would be interesting if done right.

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  • [–] 9 points 4 months ago

    My status symbol would be 1,000 acres of land with a self sufficient farm and some recreational spots, and tiny houses for lgbt people to live on.

    if you're lgbt and not an asshole, come live near people who accept you for who you are, I baked cookies!

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    The McLaren F1 was a real drivers car, not a status symbol. At least when it was released, sadly it has become an overpriced collectors item today.

    But I highly doubt Elon bought it because he was a car enthusiast and planned to drive it hard

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