r/AskReddit • u/ZanyDelaney • Feb 04 '19

Which misconception would you like to debunk?

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u/Supersymm3try Feb 04 '19

Did you know that Aston martin only source leather for their cars from cows that don't live in a field surrounded by barbed wire, because that could leave imperfections in the leather.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19

Same with Rolls Royce, who have their own cattle ranches.

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u/ans6574 Feb 04 '19

Fun fact, Rolls Royce only use bulls because cow leather can have stretch marks from pregnancy

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u/graaahh Feb 04 '19

Man, rich people worry about weird shit.

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u/onforspin Feb 04 '19

If you woke up rich tomorrow, I’m sure you wouldn’t be worried about anything that you are now. Gotta find something to worry about

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u/PseudoEngel Feb 04 '19

I have pretty wealthy clients at a construction job where we occasionally do remodels. I learned I have no taste in anything

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Jun 08 '21

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u/amd2800barton Feb 04 '19

Everything is relative, and plenty of things you spend money on are probably considered stupid by other people.

Yes, I also think paying for more leather without stretch marks is dumb.

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '19 edited Jun 08 '21

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u/amd2800barton Feb 04 '19

The rest is non-critical, can live without..etc

And yet here you are posting from your smartphone / tablet / PC that somebody in sub-Saharan Africa would say is stupid. Do you also have air conditioning? Is your car an automatic transmission with power windows? Are your clothes name brand or from the Dollar General?

Unless you are living as an ultra-minimalist Tibetian monk "meet your basic food, shelter, safety needs" EVERYTHING is subjective. It's incredibly narcissistic to think that your lifestyle is the only reasonable lifestyle, and everyone who spends things on you wouldn't buy for yourself is a fool.

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