Re:Challenging the myth that the rich are specially-talented...
by ommunist on Sunday May 29, 2016 @04:09PM
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I am in the unique situation to answer your question. I know what it is being very poor, quite literally suffered from hunger in 1993-94. And now I am adjusting value propositions for old family owners real estate in Europe. The difference is that these old families in a way shaped policies in their countries of residence to make their lives comfortable. E.g. private islands with golf courses in the heart of national nature reserve, and no one else allowed build anything close, or around the location. They are not directly writing laws. They are influencing persons, incentivise entire lifespans of policy makers to make necessary outcomes. So the first and very important difference - planning horizon. Poor people plan for days if not hours. Super rich plan for years, if not decades. Really powerful people plan for generations.
Re:Challenging the myth that the rich are specially-talented...
by nxzero on Sunday May 29, 2016 @04:48PM
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You're talking about resources, which is the same thing as saying the the rich are rich and the poor are poor.
I'm saying people are people, super wealth people are not a certain special type of person, nor are they the same type of people.
Any idea if there other differences, or are the super rich and very poor on average the same? If not how so?
Also, might be worth noting if this is based on meeting people in the real world?