How much interaction do the "mass rich" have with the super-rich?

[Anonymous]

How much interaction does your typical person in a rich suburb of the professional-managerial class (say a Chevy Chase or Greenwich) have with the "out of sight" rich?

And where would you draw the line between the "mass rich" and the really, really rich?

[Anonymous]

Useful inquiry.

[Anonymous]

Not everyone is super rich in Chevy Chase or other areas. My parents bought their house for very little many years ago. I know adult kids who do ok but could not afford to buy the house without inheriting it. My parents aren't super rich nor are many of their neighbors who have been there. Chevy Chase was not that expensive for working professionals way back when (you know, when there was no North Potomac and Gaithersburg and Germantown were farm land).

[Anonymous]

I think we can do better than “mass rich” surely.

To start:
“working rich”
“upgrade class”
“RICHx”

[Anonymous]

“the upper mass”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not everyone is super rich in Chevy Chase or other areas. My parents bought their house for very little many years ago. I know adult kids who do ok but could not afford to buy the house without inheriting it. My parents aren't super rich nor are many of their neighbors who have been there. Chevy Chase was not that expensive for working professionals way back when (you know, when there was no North Potomac and Gaithersburg and Germantown were farm land).

Read the OP. I made a distinction between the "mass rich" (who actually make up the majority of Chevy Chase, Bethesda, Scarsdale, Greenwich, Beverly Hills and so on) with the very, very rich. The "mass rich" can usually afford to buy into the top-line suburbs that the super rich also live in (albeit they're more likely to have bigger and more expensive houses and a globe-trotting lifestyle etc.). So how much do they interact?

[Anonymous]

Basically they share the same roads as the darkened limos and other chauffeur driven cars of the uber rich pass
by the poor rich people on the same highways.

Oh, and also.. when the "rich people" go to places like Balducci to do their shopping, they rub their shoulder
with the nannies and housekeeper of the super rich who never lower themselves to such a lowly tasks.
Does this count?

Otherwise, they can observe them as they play at the golf courses that cost 80K and up a year
from their windows across the street in Chevy Chase or Bethesda.

That is about as much interaction is going on because once they would bump into each other
what would they really talk about? The two world have very different problems. Very different
problems. They also speak different language and the whole conversation would be
sort of like a smart toddler talking with an adult kind of thing.. an adult will nod and
smile and the toddler would try to impress his ass off.

[Anonymous]

This is a ridiculous question. The OP is a pathetic loser. Those that are class obsessed are such insecure wannabes. Please try to find some purpose and see a therapist for your low self-esteem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is a ridiculous question. The OP is a pathetic loser. Those that are class obsessed are such insecure wannabes. Please try to find some purpose and see a therapist for your low self-esteem.

A strong reaction for someone who purportedly doesn't care, don't you think, PP?

[Anonymous]

Ha! This is a stupid question but there are reams of stupid questions on DCUM, so....

My guess is that the "professional class rich" interact with the very rich rarely. Maybe in work environments. The very rich employ attorneys, investment managers,consultants, decorators, architects, art dealers and so on. My feeling is that the very rich stick with other "very rich" for social purposes. But who knows.

[Anonymous]

I’m OP’s definition of “mass rich” (or, “workingnruch” as another PP put it). The answer for me is basically zero, as far as I can tell.

[Anonymous]

Through the kids' schools. Beyond that the super rich live in a world unto themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a ridiculous question. The OP is a pathetic loser. Those that are class obsessed are such insecure wannabes. Please try to find some purpose and see a therapist for your low self-esteem.

A strong reaction for someone who purportedly doesn't care, don't you think, PP?

I do care which is why I posted. I am sick of the obsession with money I see in American people. I am from a social welfare state in Europe. I guess with such income inequality but also no aristocracy to delineate “superiority” with titles, Americans turn to money.

[Anonymous]

I'd say I fit the definition of mass rich, and the only interaction I have with the super rich is interacting weekly with the CEO of the company I work for. He's worth at least 50M.

Some professions are likely going to have more interactions - attorneys, financial planners, concierge doctors, high-end hospitality, etc. But for an average professional without a career tied to the ultra wealth, probably not a ton of interaction.

[Anonymous]

You need to define this better. Are you talking 50 million? 100Million? 500? More than a billion? More than 10?