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Originally Posted by fishdonkey
Idiotic point of view. We're all rich if we compare ourselves to the rest of the planet.
You're not rich by my standards if you gross 250k and have a family to support on your own. Unless you somehow have significant wealth. I consider a person rich when they're more or less set for life. Not when they have a financial obligation to get up in the morning and go to work.
I just find it funny that the only sort of non-specific descriptive adjective we do this with is 'rich'.
Is 400 lbs. 'fat'? Nah, when I think of fat, I think of cutting out walls of the house, your boobs have boobs fat.
Is an IQ of 140 'smart'? Nah, when I think of smart, I think of move things with your mind and ****, Hannibal Lecture read your soul smart.
Is benching 300 lbs. 'strong'? No dude, when I think of strong, I think of pulling rigs with your testicles, ripping phone books in half strong.
Is someone who runs the 40 in 4.5 seconds 'fast'? No. Just Usain Bolt. He's the only one that is fast.
Seriously, there are degrees to this. Maybe someone who makes 250K isn't rich to the same degree someone making 10 million is, but they are still rich.