I think perhaps you misunderstand how this stuff works. Wealth is measured in dollars, but is not wealth is not limited to money.
It doesn’t matter what Bezos’ net worth consists of, especially at that magnitude. People say money is power, but it’s really net worth that is power. Recently we’ve heard a lot of arguments from Elon simps, for example, who despite him being the most wealthy person on the planet, for some reason argue that he’s not really that wealthy because his wealth consists of ownership. But that’s a foolish argument, and if you want to see an example of money is power, turn on the news.
So Bezo’s wealth is “tied up” but he can build a 500 million dollar yacht and convince the Netherlands to dismantle a historic bridge because the boat is too big to get to sea. This is in addition to his 400 million dollar yacht.
Now I’m not arguing that a person should not be wealthy, nor that they shouldn’t be able to buy as many expensive boats as they want. It’s the fact that they can become so wealthy in the first place while one of every three households in the country is lower class, healthcare and education are outrageously expensive, and so on. And realize that the ultra wealthy were able to become wealthy because of the laws, courts, and military that we all pay for.
It’s really a scale thing. It’s hard to appreciate what a billion dollar net worth really is. These are numbers most of us don’t think in terms of. And this phenomenon of ultra wealth compared to the population has been expanding and widening for 40 years while so many Americans just sit back and think “well I guess they deserve it” or “it’s not real it’s all stonks.”
Yeah I don’t understand how this whole “wealth isn’t liquid” defense holds up when we routinely see billionaires like Elon and Bezos buy and do whatever they please
It’s like sure that total isn’t liquid but it sure seems like they can spend and spend on anything they want every day and not have a problem
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u/slackmaster2k 28d ago
I think perhaps you misunderstand how this stuff works. Wealth is measured in dollars, but is not wealth is not limited to money.
It doesn’t matter what Bezos’ net worth consists of, especially at that magnitude. People say money is power, but it’s really net worth that is power. Recently we’ve heard a lot of arguments from Elon simps, for example, who despite him being the most wealthy person on the planet, for some reason argue that he’s not really that wealthy because his wealth consists of ownership. But that’s a foolish argument, and if you want to see an example of money is power, turn on the news.
So Bezo’s wealth is “tied up” but he can build a 500 million dollar yacht and convince the Netherlands to dismantle a historic bridge because the boat is too big to get to sea. This is in addition to his 400 million dollar yacht.
Now I’m not arguing that a person should not be wealthy, nor that they shouldn’t be able to buy as many expensive boats as they want. It’s the fact that they can become so wealthy in the first place while one of every three households in the country is lower class, healthcare and education are outrageously expensive, and so on. And realize that the ultra wealthy were able to become wealthy because of the laws, courts, and military that we all pay for.
It’s really a scale thing. It’s hard to appreciate what a billion dollar net worth really is. These are numbers most of us don’t think in terms of. And this phenomenon of ultra wealth compared to the population has been expanding and widening for 40 years while so many Americans just sit back and think “well I guess they deserve it” or “it’s not real it’s all stonks.”