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

Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by mattmaroon on Monday May 19, 2025 @08:05AM (#44028914)

That would be the ultimate status symbol, paying the world’s best dishwasher engineer to design you a custom one off dishwasher.

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by adolph on Monday May 19, 2025 @10:27AM (#44030273)

Or an interactive AI primer for your grandchild.

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by jmknoll on Monday May 19, 2025 @12:43PM (#44031674)

I dont know if this is just baader-meinhof at work or the fact that AI is so prominent in cultural discourse at the moment, but I feel like I am seeing Diamond Age references everywhere I look

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Re:What do wealthy people buy, that ordinary people know not... by adolph on Monday May 19, 2025 @06:40PM (#44035731)

Or maybe it’s that Hackworth hired a ractor instead of getting AGI completed

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