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[–] gramathy@lemmy.world 69 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Guarantee that actual rich people don’t use this shit

[–] ken27238@lemmy.ml 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

looking at the side for that dating app looks like a generic cookie cutter dating website but make "rich"

[–] Screwthehole@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I think they might use James edition to rent their castle getaways in France

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 33 points 1 year ago

However, the app has come under fire for its exclusivity: In 2015, Luxy kicked out 40,000 members for being "too poor, too ugly or both."

Lmfao

[–] abieNathanTheyThem@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please don't share corporate media, it's a pitfall they want individuals like you & me to use those platforms to sell ourselves.

[–] ooli@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

"make it" is corporate.. i mean.. like my local backery is corporate too Avoid facebook, google, and amazon, twitter, reddit I"m all for it.. but some second hand website ? IMO it kill any concurrence the former could have

[–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I noticed that the "Rich Kids" app for photo sharing (aka Instagram for the wealthy) is only in English and Russian, so I guess that one is mostly for Russia's oligarchy? It makes me wonder if most of it is for the Russian oligarchy for the most part. I can't see filthy rich people from the USA or Europe using these things. A lot of them are actually on Instagram and Tinder like "regular" people use.

[–] Changetheview@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

$1k per month is also a downright excessive price for something with zero intrinsic value. I honestly do not believe many wealthy people would pay it (or let their kids waste their money like that - which is usually pretty closely scrutinized).

I have a good amount of experience with the finances of the ultra wealthy and the vast majority do not waste money. In fact, they can be surprisingly frugal. It’s actually a big reason why trickle down economics is total bullshit. The more money you have, the more likely you are to save it or put it toward investments. It does not result in increased “regular” spending.

Sure, they’ll drop big cash on homes, planes, and other valuable assets with resale value. A small handful have obscene restaurant and/or travel expenses. But I don’t think I’ve ever seen something like a cash drain of $1k/month for a silly subscription. That would be a major red flag, and as a financial advisor we’d probably make sure they’re aware of it.

[–] FinalBoy1975@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Right, that's the whole philosophy behind capitalism. If you have capital, you're supposed to hold onto it and "put it to work" aka find ways to make money off of it and other people with less or no capital. The filthy rich have done this or, more than likely, their ancestors have done this and have accumulated a large amount of capital. The Russian oligarchs and their families, though, they're culturally different and a lot of them are not capitalists as described by Marx. They very much enjoy being ostentatious and showing off their trinkets, which is why I wondered and asked about it.

Article from 2017.

Wtf?

[–] Theharpyeagle@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, how easy would it be to run a big drop shipping scam on rich people?

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] goo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Cool. Let's do it!

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If that were true... Why do rich folks keep spamming bullshit on TwixXer then?

[–] Potatos_are_not_friends@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They're not.

They have a team who is doing it for them.

[–] Norgur@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't think the Donald or the "Hitler was right" rapper guy or the stonks pseudo Edgelord were posting through a team though

[–] Bipta@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Who is the "stonks pseudo edgelord?"

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Elongated Muskrat, maybe?

[–] Observer1199@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

The dating site has a section "as recommended by" and a quote from Jimmy Kimmel appearing to (mildly) endorse the site. I watched the monologue from Jimmy Kimmel the quote was lifted from - he's absolutely not endorsing the site, he was reading a blurb about what they said about themselves and the proceeds to make fun of the site culminating in him "punching" a (fake) spokesperson from the company on behalf of the 99% for being a douche.

[–] skymtf@pricefield.org 6 points 1 year ago

It's really funny that Elon Musk has access to an exclusive dating app but still somehow can't keep any girlies lmao!!!

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 year ago

I doubt this is factual. Sounds cool but it's probably an ad

[–] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm equally as entertained by Wayfair's newer "luxury goods" site, Perigold. Wayfair for fancy people.

[–] roguetrick@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

What a stupid name. Peri for around or near. Makes me think they sell knock offs.

[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Wow, I just took a look. Same shit, stupid prices.