Extreme Wealth Critique

Hacker News users debate a wealthy individual's opinion that extreme riches are unnecessary or even detrimental, sparking discussions on hypocrisy, envy, and the value of money beyond a certain point.

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Sample Comments

nelsontodd Mar 8, 2021 View on HN

Why is 'rich billionaire has uninformed or possibly self interested opinions' newsworthy

somedude895 Sep 17, 2023 View on HN

The lifestyle of the rich is a drop in the bucket and not what the article is about. Since when did HN get so envy-driven?

skynetv2 Sep 19, 2014 View on HN

coming from a person who made a ton on money on the same things he says are not making our lives better.

RickJWagner May 10, 2021 View on HN

Funny how the HN headline is turned into an accusation about 'the wealthy' while the actual article is worded as financial advice available to anyone.

celticninja Apr 12, 2021 View on HN

The author does not seem like a decent well adjusted person,now they are rich. I doubt that will make things better for them.

bradjohnson Aug 26, 2017 View on HN

Just because an article title mentions the "super rich", don't feel the need to inject yourself into the discussion by waving your money around and saying that this doesn't apply to you. Nobody cares.

ChatGTP Mar 4, 2023 View on HN

He’s not saying it’s good to be poor, he’s saying it’s not good to be stupidly rich.

Broken_Hippo Aug 26, 2021 View on HN

"In fact if anything I'd honestly say it might be a negative to be that wealthy"Honestly, that sounds like propaganda telling poor people to be happier with their lot in life. Who says they'd put 18 billion towards their next company anyway?

strikelaserclaw Sep 29, 2022 View on HN

Not every rich person became rich because of creating some value in the world. This guys name is better left forgotten.

coolsunglasses Jan 12, 2014 View on HN

Privileged rich person says other people don't need to worry about obtaining money or power.Not an article headline from The Onion.I nominally agree with him about code.org, just found the surrounding context amusing.