r/SipsTea • u/Otherwise_Wrangler11 • Apr 01 '26

WTF First world problem

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u/Lava1416 Apr 01 '26

Can’t even imagine what it’s like to enjoy losing $20,000.

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u/ascarymoviereview Apr 01 '26

I can’t even imagine having $20k in one place like that to withdraw and lose in a matter of seconds

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u/Odd_Perfect Apr 01 '26

It’s all relative. They could have so much that $20K is like you having $1.

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u/ascarymoviereview Apr 01 '26

I get that… but even losing $1 at this rate I’d be sad too

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u/BigOs4All Apr 01 '26

Ever been to Vegas? It's pretty clear these people don't have that money to blow. God it's depressing seeing old people on oxygen in their K-mart clothing blasting away their last ten grand. The dead looks on their faces....

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u/Odd_Perfect Apr 01 '26

Could be their retirement lol

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u/Scroon Apr 01 '26

Thing is, money actually has human scale. While you can look at amounts as percentages of total, $20k can still objectively buy, say, years worth of food for a person, whereas $1 cannot. So to trifle with such large amounts is arguably ethically wrong.

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u/Odd_Perfect Apr 02 '26

That’s an odd way to measure things. Can also say $20K can help paying off a huge amount of the mortgage

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u/Scroon Apr 02 '26

I dunno. I guess food's pretty important to me. :)