• Z745812939054@lemmy.zip
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    10 hours ago

    dealing with so many major problems that would instantly vanish if i had a thousandth of one percent of what oligarchs burn through in one vacation

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      9 hours ago

      I live near an area where they go to vacation. Multimillion dollar literal mansions with separate housing for their pools/guests, on huge properties and they literally have people they pay to live in the house because they only actually use it 2-3 weeks a year…

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        8 hours ago

        Friend of mine has that gig, lives in some rich guys woods compound through the winter. Except he’s pretty much cut off from society outside the Internet, starlink has been a huge blessing up there. Place is a 4 hour snowmobile ride from the nearest gas station.

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      9 hours ago

      I’m right there with ya, so I feel you there. I’m so sorry, and I hope at least some things improve for you soon! 🫂

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      A thousandth of one percent is 1x10^-5, i.e. if your oligarch spent 10^9 (a billion) you would get 10.000 dollars (10^4) which I doubt would be enough to cover most major problems. (Or 100.000 dollars for that matter)

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        5 hours ago

        10.000 dollars (10^4) which I doubt would be enough to cover most major problems

        For someone who’s poor? $10k would solve a lot of problems. Poor people already know how to stretch a dollar. Having 10k of them to stretch could go a long way.