you should really get rid of the assumption that the 1% have to deal with any of the problems they force on everyone else. rich people have their own separate existence. they live in rich-people-only neighborhoods. they park in rich-people-only parking lots. they go on vacation in rich-people-only parts of the world. their kids go to rich-people-only schools.
in effect, no, they do not live on the same planet. they live on rich-people-only planet, and one of their core purposes in life is to keep themselves there, while keeping everyone else out.
three_trains_in_a_trenchcoat@piefed.social 1 day ago
I mean, they might live a whole other cultural and social experience, but right now the world's ultra-wealthy are already planning on living out the rest of their years in underground bunker complexes. I really don't see how that's a better existence for them and their kids than making 3% less profit and giving just the tiniest shit about the planet.
acosmichippo@lemmy.world 17 hours ago
they may have bunkers as a contingency but i doubt they think that existence is inevitable.
Seleni@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Because it’s not only about how much I have, it’s about how much you people don’t have!