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Anonymous wrote:Maybe other rich people seem boring because they don’t click with you because you rub them the wrong way because you come off... oh, well like you do on this whole thread.

Sometimes if you feel like everyone else is the problem you need to look in the mirror.

IP here. I don’t think everyone else is the problem. I think the rich people are. I have no problem with anyone now that that’s all behind me.

Oh, and a note to Derek Zoolander: I’m not lying about anything. I mean, if I was gonna lie I’d be a lot more creative than this.

Anonymous wrote:Maybe other rich people seem boring because they don’t click with you because you rub them the wrong way because you come off... oh, well like you do on this whole thread.

Sometimes if you feel like everyone else is the problem you need to look in the mirror.

Anonymous wrote:Ever heard of the Millionaire Next Door?

How can you be so sure who is rich and who is not?

What you’re saying is that you hate flashy, snobby, insecure people. Ok. Who doesn’t?

But not all rich people are like that obv.

Anonymous wrote:I think it is just something about this area. And lots of people are just "pretend" wealthy. I know lots of down to earth wealthy people from outside the DMV and I can totally relate to them. Not here though.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’ve probably traveled to more places on earth than anyone you know. It only reinforces my view. I’m not religious, but the “harder to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than get a rich man into heaven” saying rings true to me.

I'm jotnrich, but you really sound insufferable.

An insufferable lawyer is an awful combination. I'm sure his former partners and the associates were happy to see him go.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in a lower and middle-class household and eventually became relatively wealthy (think big law firm partner wealthy). The longer I was around other wealthy people, the more I disliked them. Everything they stood for rubbed me the wrong way. They bored me.

A few years ago I walked away from rich people completely and now live a very different life. I have zero to do with old colleagues and friends and am much happier.

Anybody else feel the same way about the rich?

Cool story bro.

Can't figure why DCUM is always so eager for a round of class envy/guilt/navel gazing.

As much as I appreciate the Zoolander reference, I see that you use it a lot - while otherwise adding nothing to the discussion.

"You see" who use it a lot? Are you secretly Jeff, and somehow privy to the IP addresses of all the anonymous posters? Now stop lying about how "rich" you are.

Ok I’ll rephrase. I saw “cool story bro” and laughed. Then I saw it again and again. So somebody is using a lot.

And I never once said how rich I am. So I ain’t lying.

Anonymous wrote:So why aren’t rich people nicer and more gracious and just...happier? They have every reason to be so

Anonymous wrote:Interesting thread.

I get the “Boring” idea. I’ve always found it ironic how uncreative most rich people are in basic living. Despite having the greatest resources to do almost anything, they mostly all (except ultra rich) gravitate to a certain, appropriate, SAME type of lifestyle...same appropriate home, home decor, same appropriate vacations, vacation homes, hobbies, interests, wine, food, dress, cars, pens, jewelry, pets, charity work, perhaps a side business, one quirky defining collecting habit, clubs...all.the.same. Rich out of central casting. People spend an Extraordinary amount of their lives trying to emulate what they think Rich people do. Even the Rich. Or they do what the family “has always done”. Yes, boring.

I don’t begrudge people who inherit money as they didn’t ask for that situation. Some are uncomfortable with it. I do find it unseemly to put down others who have not had your same advantages.

Yes there are jerks in every economic level but I find upper classes to be less friendly in general and I suspect it is due to fearing loss of their position, distancing themselves from their humble origins, or outright entitlement.

This fear...I see it in the car stickers people have showcasing their club memberships, vacation spots, private schools, etc. you don’t see Braggy car stickers in lower class areas. It says something of UMC that it is not good enough to be fortunate enough to attend elite schools/vacation luxoriously/belong to luxurious private clubs but that this privilege must be further advertised and emblazoned on luxury vehicles!!!....How insecure must people be? This pride in elitism is shameful.

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Anonymous wrote:I think it depends on where they got their moeny. I'm in my 40s with $1m HHI and have a few friends in similar situations. All of us are entrepreneurs, and we all grew up middle class at best. At least from waht i"ve noticed, no one is snobby and we treat waitstaff very politely,etc. Maybe it's the mindset that comes when you start your own company and the fight to build it up etc.

See, I hear you, but why the need to mention that you're nice to servers? Many rich a$$holes are. It doesn't mean they're not snobby -- it just means they're polite. The real question is would they ever become friends with a server?

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’ve probably traveled to more places on earth than anyone you know. It only reinforces my view. I’m not religious, but the “harder to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than get a rich man into heaven” saying rings true to me.

I'm jotnrich, but you really sound insufferable.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’ve probably traveled to more places on earth than anyone you know. It only reinforces my view. I’m not religious, but the “harder to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than get a rich man into heaven” saying rings true to me.

I'm jotnrich, but you really sound insufferable.

Anonymous wrote:OP here. I’ve probably traveled to more places on earth than anyone you know. It only reinforces my view. I’m not religious, but the “harder to fit a camel through the eye of a needle than get a rich man into heaven” saying rings true to me.