Things that the very rich and very poor have in common - Because economic class is a bellcurve and a horseshoe

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Entitlement of the Rich.
Entitlement of the Poor.

Two sides of the coin... And I've seen them first hand in both fucked up societies.
 
Being married to ugly women.

Consider the following:

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They have racism in common. Poor people don't give a crap about being perceived as racist because they have nothing to lose and their social circles more often than not are fine with it. Rich people will be more subtle about it for publicity reasons (white man's burden, etc) but their social circles are absolutely fine with it too. Even the """"liberal"""" ultrarich make a point of living either in well-guarded penthouses, or in/near snow-white towns.

I'm racist so I'm not even implying racism is wrong, just saying that it seems to be most common among the very rich and very poor.
 
I remember reading a story a couple of years ago about how California tech bros were drinking "raw water" because they wanted water that was "alive". They were even breaking onto private property to drink parasite filled pond water. Clearly their lives were just too easy so they were inventing fake problems (our water is too clean!) so they could feel some sort of accomplishment by solving them. So I guess you can add "not having clean drinking water" to the list.
 
I remember reading a story a couple of years ago about how California tech bros were drinking "raw water" because they wanted water that was "alive". They were even breaking onto private property to drink parasite filled pond water. Clearly their lives were just too easy so they were inventing fake problems (our water is too clean!) so they could feel some sort of accomplishment by solving them. So I guess you can add "not having clean drinking water" to the list.
Certified Darwin Awards winners. Goddamn state needs to collapse into the ocean already
 
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Another one I thought of is "living in a tower." Maybe this is a US specific thing, but I feel like if you live in a building that is 10 stories or more you either live in a super bougie single floor apartment on millionaires row or you live in a government housing project.
 
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At the end of the day they're both just a bare bum in the shower

Shitty cars.

iirc Warren Buffett's daily driver is something like a 20 year old Buick, and the dude who started IKEA was famous for driving a clapped-out old Volvo right up until his death.
Jim owns some shitbox too doesn't he still?
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