What's your definition of a wealthy person? Sure, Bezos is rich, but where do you put the threshold? (sh.itjust.works)

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What does it take in terms of assets, abilities, and/or income for you to consider them wealthy?

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[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

Old retirees that don't need to work to live are rich, yes. If they can afford their rent and food and healthcare, they are doing better than 90% of humans on Earth.

[-] Bronzebeard@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

No. Not being destitute doesn't automatically make you rich. Things are not black and white. There's a wide spectrum that is very flat until you get to the top 0.1%.

Bring in the top 10% doesn't mean much when the different between top 99 and top 90 is multiple orders of magnitude larger than top 90 to top 10.

[-] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

If your definition of "destitute" is having to work for a paycheck, you and I are not on the same page.

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