What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know nothing about? (2015)

Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by magicalhippo on Monday May 19, 2025 @03:15AM (#44027218)

My mom visited a professor in an African country a few years back, as part of a project.

She told me the professor had a guy employed to open and close the gates for when he drove to work and came home in the evening. That's all the guy did. Full time job.

Sounded so preposterous at first, but after thinking a wee bit I came to a similar conclusion that the alternatives might be a lot worse. It was steady income, albeit not a lot.

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by lazyasciiart on Monday May 19, 2025 @04:10AM (#44027532)

I assume he also stayed actively present at the gates during the day and/or night and functioned as some kind of watchman?

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by ricardobayes on Tuesday May 20, 2025 @07:11AM (#44040169)

Sounds like any gated community with a security guard post at the entrance.

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