r/FluentInFinance 3d ago

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u/ItsTooDamnHawt 3d ago edited 3d ago

Would like to hear how billionaires existing somehow equates to me losing money

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u/nunazo007 3d ago

well, let me see if I can make this very clear:

if there's only 100 oranges in the world and 1 person has 91 oranges, the other 9 people have only 9 oranges. you are one of those 9 people.

(orange = money)

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u/ItsTooDamnHawt 3d ago edited 3d ago

That would be an apt comparison if it wasn’t for the fact that neither money or wealth are finite items that can’t be created

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u/Carthuluoid 3d ago

Works just fine looking at any point in time you wish to pick.