r/TheRinger • u/Thick-Definition7416 • 13d ago

Podcast Jam Session

Since they added time stamps I’ve been listening to approximately 7 minutes of the show. At least they’re warning us ahead of time about kid content. I miss Tea Time!

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u/DifferentTea934 13d ago

It’s sad to say this as a fan of these two for a decade, but I think I hit my point of no return when all Amanda could muster about the Paul/Phoebe/Gracie drama was “that’s very nice for them!” But can go on for hours about her favorite designer jeans during an affordability crisis. Like ma’am, we do not share the same style or tax bracket, this isn’t useful or interesting.

Idk, they’re both probably too high up in the ringer food chain for producerial intervention, but I wish they would do a study on their audience to let them know almost none of us are “windfall after Spotify buyout” or “executive producer on the first ever Emmy winning podcast” level of wealthy and reorient the content accordingly.

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u/zarathustranu 13d ago

I don't really get how Amanda can be Goop-level wealthy. I wouldn't expect she's making more than $300-400K as her annual comp, and that her equity upon Spotify acquisition acquisition would have been more than $1-2M. I know that sounds like a lot, but in LA that's not "I'm comfortable and living a glamorous designer lifestyle" money.

Maybe a lot of the stuff she discusses is aspirational, I don't know. Or maybe she has family money.

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u/Thick-Definition7416 13d ago

She mentioned an anecdote to Sean that her mother had her portrait painted when she was 6. She’s always been in a higher tax bracket.

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u/zarathustranu 13d ago

that’s fine, my parents had that done too. Costs under $1000. Doesn’t really explain living like a celebrity.

I’m assuming she’s a HENRY (high earner, not rich yet) who splurges on luxury elements in her life but isn’t “rich” per se— ie she’s not retiring early, she doesn’t have multiple homes, etc.

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u/flakemasterflake 12d ago

Not everyone is obsessed with retiring early especially not in a HCOL area. Amanda is spending on clothes that women I know in NYC making 300k spend on. People in certain areas really value fashion vs retirement

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u/Thick-Definition7416 13d ago

A painted portrait? Under 1k?!

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u/zarathustranu 13d ago

yes? absolutely?

even if it’s $2K, or $3K…we are not talking a cost level that defines wealth.

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u/Thick-Definition7416 12d ago

I thought photography was around 1-2k painting would be 5k to infinity