Well, that's 'things' vs 'experiences' - buying your 324th Porsche might not be awesome, but having the money to learn to race Porsches would be. If you're not using your millions/billions to have a series of amazing life experiences that the rest of us could never have then you deserve to be unhappy.
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:17 (twelve years ago) link
well you could already be traveling the world and living it up even w/o lots of money, people do it
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:18 (twelve years ago) link
I would definitely cultivate esoteric skills and interests. For example, I just saw this in the bio of RFK, Jr. (not a billioniaire but w/e):
"He is a licensed master falconer, and as often as possible he pursues a life-long enthusiasm for white-water paddling. He has organized and led several expeditions in Canada and Latin America, including first descents on three little known rivers in Peru, Colombia, and Venezuela."
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:19 (twelve years ago) link
i would be this guy:
http://www.wearysloth.com/Gallery/ActorsH/8434-23772.jpg
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 14:23 (twelve years ago) link
got in an argument w/ my roommate about related issues. I said that I had a hard time giving a shit about Lena Dunham/Tiny Furniture/possibly Girls, because the ennui of being young and privileged was lost on me.
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 April 2012 15:21 (twelve years ago) link
Failing to find meaning in materialism shocker.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 5 April 2012 15:36 (twelve years ago) link
Also there probably is more in the mindset of billionaires than can be grasped through a single day where you ride in an expensive car, have a meeting, and see a personal trainer.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 5 April 2012 15:41 (twelve years ago) link
^^ plot of upcoming Delillo adaptation by Cronenberg, iirc
― mh, Thursday, 5 April 2012 15:44 (twelve years ago) link
I would posit that many of the extremely rich have/make very little time for the sort of pursuits that we aspirant lottery winners associate with fabulous wealth. Which isn't to say they should be pitied or w/e, just that maybe these ppl have in addition to their wealth erected giant edifices that structure their "free" time.
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:02 (twelve years ago) link
vs oh say their children.
_“Somebody’s got to live this life,” he says, gesturing to the can of coke on the table. “God decided it should be me.”_
haha missed this
misspelled "key"
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:04 (twelve years ago) link
man i thought when i was a billionaire i could spend all my time just sipping champagne and learning how to heli-fence but instead i just post to some belle & sebastian msg board a lot... mo money mo problems
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:09 (twelve years ago) link
tbh i think the main anxiety of being fabulously wealthy is how to stay fabulously wealthy forever
heavy is the crown, poor bastards
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:15 (twelve years ago) link
Maybe don't buy watches that costs $45k?
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:19 (twelve years ago) link
wrong answer
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:19 (twelve years ago) link
the answer is to buy the watch company and ruthlessly all competing watch companies
if I was a billionaire, I would have three "baller" outfits that cost like $100K and spend the rest of my time in sweatpants and concert t-shirts
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
ruthlessly destroy*
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
45k is pocket watch change
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:20 (twelve years ago) link
I would also never under any circumstance buy a jet
that is the easiest way for rich ppl to lose all their money AFAICT
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:21 (twelve years ago) link
buying a newspaper
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:22 (twelve years ago) link
heli-fencing has been degraded by boorish johnny come latelys from the colonies imo, always want to change the rules to reflect some local custom or w/e
at least elephant polo amplified the majesty of the game; the crude introduction of hand-to-hand combat to the aerial piste was unsolicited. the rhythms of capoeira are disruptive, difficult to score, and, frankly, unsafe at that altitude
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
buy a racehorse
no: buy ALL the racehorses
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:24 (twelve years ago) link
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, April 5, 2012 12:20 PM Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
People are always patting the rich on the back when they wear normal clothes, like "he's a billionaire, yet you wouldn't know it from his modest dress." Well yeah, you know it from his appearance in the Forbes billionaire list, and what do you expect anyway, that he's going to wear a platinum vest? No one ever congratulates me for my sensible shoes.
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
also swearing sweatpants and jogging shoes is comfortable so if you do not have to impress anybody it actually makes a lot of sense
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
i would go to baja, eat a fish taco, revel in the simplicity of casting for bonefish with a fly rod, surf a lil bit, camp on the beach, buy the whole peninsula, put a lime in my beer, get back in my moonship, fly home, and watch movies projected on a blimp floating over my courtyard
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:28 (twelve years ago) link
rich people should only buy the best of everything... and then give it to me
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
how do you even spend $100k on an outfit, that's a pretty big feat even considering
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
it's not that hard as long as you make every single article of clothing out of $1000 bills
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:29 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.mensfitness.com/leisure/sports/nadal-wears-525k-watch-at-french-open
wear comfortable workout gear and a watch
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
then id have it all buried with me in my giant mausoleum and be emperor of the afterlife
as long as that outfit include some kind of jewelry its not that hard
― Lamp, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:30 (twelve years ago) link
man that dude must really know what time it is...I mean REALLY know what time it is
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
I also said this on the lottery thread but I would quit my job and audition for grad school voice programs
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:31 (twelve years ago) link
then, once my singing career failed because lol old, I would bankroll a small opera company
― God, Music and Romeo and Juliet (DJP), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:32 (twelve years ago) link
watches are dumb jewelry imho, give me a bejewelled coronet & scepter
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:33 (twelve years ago) link
your singing career doesn't have to fail if you pay people to come to your concerts
― iatee, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
i would have a bunch of geneticists make a camel that fits through the eye of a needle, problem solved
― wrapped sausage stylus (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:34 (twelve years ago) link
lolling @ 'heli-fencing'
― dayo, Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:35 (twelve years ago) link
lol forks
― catbus otm (gbx), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:37 (twelve years ago) link
heli-fencing would be really useful on big properties, save a lot of time trying to build all those fences by hand
― Peppermint Patty Hearst (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 5 April 2012 16:38 (twelve years ago) link
sorry
I wouldn't buy an expensive watch, but I would wear a sweatband made out of shares of Berkshire Hathaway.
― i don't believe in zimmerman (Hurting 2), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:08 (twelve years ago) link
― Kiarostami bag (milo z), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:14 (twelve years ago) link
I had no idea how big a part really expensive watches played in living it up as a millionaire/billionaire.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:51 (twelve years ago) link
I once was looking at some luxury watch company's website for some reason and found myself desiring a watch that I then noticed cost $300,000.
― raw feel vegan (silby), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
what do you expect anyway, that he's going to wear a platinum vest?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsFHEK_o9U8
― Frank Youngenstein (Phil D.), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:55 (twelve years ago) link
http://www.gemnation.com/watches/Patek-Philippe-Celestial-5102PR-15764.html this was the one I think
― raw feel vegan (silby), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:57 (twelve years ago) link
Retail Price $324,000.00Our Price $265,000.00Your savings $59,000.00
― i think this is serious (elmo argonaut), Thursday, 5 April 2012 17:59 (twelve years ago) link
such savings!