Rich Kids of Instagram

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

http://richkidsofinstagram.tumblr.com/

Spoiled brats can work social media too. We don't have their money or their sense of entitlement to more money. All we can do is point and laugh and hope their trust funds runs out when Daddy's investments in Irish real estate goes sour.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:44

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

http://richkidsofinstagram.tumblr.com/

Spoiled brats can work social media too. We don't have their money or their sense of entitlement to more money. All we can do is point and laugh and hope their trust funds runs out when Daddy's investments in Irish real estate goes sour.

Smacks a bit of jealousy, really. :shrug:

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:47

We all know that the only good tumblr is Bad Ads. People should read that after they've looked at the rich kids.

http://www.thexboxvision.tumblr.com

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

Smacks a bit of jealousy, really. :shrug:

Not sure I'm jealous of anyone paying $1,720.47 for a litre of Bailey's:

Although maybe that's trickle-down economics at work.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

http://richkidsofinstagram.tumblr.com/

Spoiled brats can work social media too. We don't have their money or their sense of entitlement to more money. All we can do is point and laugh and hope their trust funds runs out when Daddy's investments in Irish real estate goes sour.

Smacks a bit of jealousy, really. :shrug:

You're beyond parody at this point! How much are you fucking earning?!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

WTB wrote:

You're beyond parody at this point!

I thought that was me?

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:48

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

Smacks a bit of jealousy, really. :shrug:

Not sure I'm jealous of anyone paying $1,720.47 for a litre of Bailey's:

Although maybe that's trickle-down economics at work.

That is madness, for a sub £20 drink!!!

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

But anyway, I think it's interesting to drool over the cars and houses of rich folk. The blingin' watches and overpriced alcohol they seem to be obsessed with, not so much.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:49

WTB wrote:

You're beyond parody at this point! How much are you fucking earning?!

Not enough that I can take champagne showers, that's for sure.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

WTB wrote:

You're beyond parody at this point!

I thought that was me?

Sorry Rich, myp has been working hard recently.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:51

TheVision wrote:

We all know that the only good tumblr is Bad Ads. People should read that after they've looked at the rich kids.

http://www.thexboxvision.tumblr.com

Especially when it has Grim... submissions.

There's only four fonts in the first seven words on August 11th, by the way.

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:52

Even if I was mega rich I still wouldn't spend stupid amounts of money on things like that. There's a reason that they're taking pictures of these things, they're clearly just showing off.

myp · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:52

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

Smacks a bit of jealousy, really. :shrug:

Not sure I'm jealous of anyone paying $1,720.47 for a litre of Bailey's

No, but I suspect you wish you could if you wanted to. As would I.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:53

TheVision wrote:

Even if I was mega rich I still wouldn't spend stupid amounts of money on things like that. There's a reason that they're taking pictures of these things, they're clearly just showing off.

Works on me

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:53

Grim... wrote:

TheVision wrote:

We all know that the only good tumblr is Bad Ads. People should read that after they've looked at the rich kids.

http://www.thexboxvision.tumblr.com

Especially when it has Grim... submissions.

There's only four fonts in the first seven words on August 11th, by the way.

It's 8 words isn't it? :belm:

**Edit** That should have been the facepalm by the way but I don't know the shortcut for it. :facepalm:

That's it isn't it?

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

WTB wrote:

But anyway, I think it's interesting to drool over the cars and houses of rich folk.

I wonder if it's possible to grow up around that sort of wealth and not turn out a cunt. I guess it must be possible, so let me modify that to: I wonder what the odds are.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

WTB wrote:

But anyway, I think it's interesting to drool over the cars and houses of rich folk.

I wonder if it's possible to grow up around that sort of wealth and not turn out a cunt. I guess it must be possible, so let me modify that to: I wonder what the odds are.

It's totally on the parents. There are sensible ways of bringing up kids with money. Isn't Jackie Chan donating all of this wealth and forcing his kids to start more or less from scratch or something? That's a decent idea. Although a tad drastic perhaps.

Also, I didn't realise there were so many rich people.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

WTB wrote:

Isn't Jackie Chan donating all of this wealth and forcing his kids to start more or less from scratch or something? That's a decent idea. Although a tad drastic perhaps.

That qualifies as "not growing up around that sort of money" to my mind. I imagine his kids don't drive Ferraris, cruise the Hamptons in 120ft yachts, or drop $42k on a bar tab.

Curiosity · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 14:58

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

Smacks a bit of jealousy, really. :shrug:

Not sure I'm jealous of anyone paying $1,720.47 for a litre of Bailey's:

Although maybe that's trickle-down economics at work.

And over 4 grand for a bottle of Patron XO (that's the coffee stuff I went round and gave people at the BeexBQ).

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Just realised those prices are ex sales tax, too, at another 17.5%.

Coincidentally, this quote just passed my Tumblr dashboard: http://www.yesmagazine.org/blogs/david- ... n-disorder

Quote:

In highly unequal societies, the very rich are prone to seek affirmation of their personal worth through extravagant displays of excess. They easily lose sight of the true sources of human happiness, sacrifice authentic relationships, and deny their responsibility to the larger society—at the expense of their essential humanity. At the other extreme, the desperate are prone to manipulation by political demagogues who offer simplistic analyses and self-serving solutions that in the end further deepen their misery. Governing institutions lose legitimacy. Democracy becomes a charade. Moral standards decline. Civic responsibility gives way to extreme individualism and disregard for the rights and well-being of others.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22366

KovacsC wrote:

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

The Last Salmon Man wrote:

Smacks a bit of jealousy, really. :shrug:

Not sure I'm jealous of anyone paying $1,720.47 for a litre of Bailey's:

Although maybe that's trickle-down economics at work.

That is madness, for a sub £20 drink!!!

That is about $40 a shot, which is madness, but not out of the realms of possibility for a swanky club.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:03

I would like to think that the owners of the shop that sold them a bottle of bailey's for $1700 had some sort of alert system for when these silly people came in the shop, and the prices jumped up accordingly.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:04

I don't think they are doing any harm, just enjoying themselves. I'd live and let live.

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16610

I don't think it's the money that's doing it particularly. If these kids are tossers then I'll bet that their parents are tossers too. Same as most kids everywhere.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49237

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

WTB wrote:

But anyway, I think it's interesting to drool over the cars and houses of rich folk.

I wonder if it's possible to grow up around that sort of wealth and not turn out a cunt. I guess it must be possible, so let me modify that to: I wonder what the odds are.

I also wonder how much of it is growing up around it, and how much is just 'having the money'. I think a fair few lottery winners have thrown themselves into unremitting excess. It'd be interesting to see how quickly your impression of the value of money would change.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:07

markg wrote:

I don't think it's the money that's doing it particularly. If these kids are tossers then I'll bet that their parents are tossers too. Same as most kids everywhere.

Very indeed much. There was a greenhorn on one of the boats in Deadliest Catch who's Father was an owner of a fleet of crab boats. He'd sent his son to work from the bottom up to appreciate the hard work the people working for him put in. I'd like to think he'll be a better person for that sense of perspective.

TheVision · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:08

Dimrill wrote:

I would like to think that the owners of the shop that sold them a bottle of bailey's for $1700 had some sort of alert system for when these silly people came in the shop, and the prices jumped up accordingly.

Harry Enfield and Paul Whitehouse did a sketch which follows this premise exactly. Very amusing.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Dimrill wrote:

I would like to think that the owners of the shop that sold them a bottle of bailey's for $1700 had some sort of alert system for when these silly people came in the shop, and the prices jumped up accordingly.

Like James Bond's number plates, the price bars on the supermarket shelves flip round.

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:12

Marie had a small café
The meals she served were nice
And everyone who came agreed
She charged a modest price.

But now Marie's prices are high!
How come? Ah, here's the reason:
Today makes the beginning
of a brand new tourist season!

(from MAD magazine)

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Dimrill wrote:

markg wrote:

I don't think it's the money that's doing it particularly. If these kids are tossers then I'll bet that their parents are tossers too. Same as most kids everywhere.

Very indeed much. There was a greenhorn on one of the boats in Deadliest Catch who's Father was an owner of a fleet of crab boats. He'd sent his son to work from the bottom up to appreciate the hard work the people working for him put in. I'd like to think he'll be a better person for that sense of perspective.

Again, though, anyone with that sort of perspective would likely not be uploading boastful $42k bar tabs to Instagram.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:17

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Dimrill wrote:

markg wrote:

I don't think it's the money that's doing it particularly. If these kids are tossers then I'll bet that their parents are tossers too. Same as most kids everywhere.

Very indeed much. There was a greenhorn on one of the boats in Deadliest Catch who's Father was an owner of a fleet of crab boats. He'd sent his son to work from the bottom up to appreciate the hard work the people working for him put in. I'd like to think he'll be a better person for that sense of perspective.

Again, though, anyone with that sort of perspective would likely not be uploading boastful $42k bar tabs to Instagram.

I think it was done to show their friends, not the world in general.

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:18

Dimrill wrote:

Very indeed much. There was a greenhorn on one of the boats in Deadliest Catch who's Father was an owner of a fleet of crab boats. He'd sent his son to work from the bottom up to appreciate the hard work the people working for him put in. I'd like to think he'll be a better person for that sense of perspective.

"I really envy you being simple enough to not get bored by this job. Me and my mates back at uni are proper mental. We live in DeLionheart Hall, but we call it DeLionFART Hall! Ha hah!"

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Incoming

The receipt is for Jamaica, where the rate of GCT is 17.5%. There are 140 Jamaican dollars to the pound.

Accordingly, the bottle of Baileys cost £12.28 + 17.5% = £14.43.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Incoming

The receipt is for Jamaica, where the rate of GCT is 17.5%. There are 140 Jamaican dollars to the pound.

Accordingly, the bottle of Baileys cost £12.28 + 17.5% = £14.43.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:19

Well that's pissed on my admittedly already pissy chips.

Cras · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 49237

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Incoming

The receipt is for Jamaica, where the rate of GCT is 17.5%. There are 140 Jamaican dollars to the pound.

Accordingly, the bottle of Baileys cost £12.28 + 17.5% = £14.43.

Ruiner.

MaliA · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:21

It could be argued that spending 2 years at college, 3 at uni and then another 4 doing a DPhil (all in arts subjects) is a bit of an ostentious display of wealth.

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:21

MaliA wrote:

It could be argued that spending 2 years at college, 3 at uni and then another 4 doing a DPhil (all in arts subjects) is a bit of an ostentious display of wealth.

Or debt!

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

The receipt is for Jamaica, where the rate of GCT is 17.5%. There are 140 Jamaican dollars to the pound.

Accordingly, the bottle of Baileys cost £12.28 + 17.5% = £14.43.

Good catch!

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:23

ApplePieOfDestiny · **Joined:** 17th Dec, 2008 **Posts:** 8293

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

The receipt is for Jamaica, where the rate of GCT is 17.5%. There are 140 Jamaican dollars to the pound.

Accordingly, the bottle of Baileys cost £12.28 + 17.5% = £14.43.

Good catch!

If you hadn't pointed out the sales tax (which rang as untrue for a US receipt at that rate), I wouldn't have thought twice about it. Plus, it was easier than trying to point out the holes in the last paragraph of the Meacher article, largely because I agreed with the generality of the rest of it.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:36

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

WTB wrote:

But anyway, I think it's interesting to drool over the cars and houses of rich folk.

I wonder if it's possible to grow up around that sort of wealth and not turn out a cunt.

Bwah?
What makes them cunts? Some pictures of their stuff?

Dimrill · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:40

One of them had a soul patch.

Grim... · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:42

Dimrill wrote:

One of them had a soul patch.

k makes sense now

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

What's especially irksome is that he manages to cultivate that thing despite shaving in the shower.

KovacsC · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:47

What is a soul patch?

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

A small tuft of facial hair below your bottom lip but above where a goatee would be.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32624

Grim... wrote:

What makes them cunts? Some pictures of their stuff?

Didn't say they were. I wouldn't bet against it, however.

Cavey · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 15:52

ApplePieOfDestiny wrote:

Incoming

The receipt is for Jamaica, where the rate of GCT is 17.5%. There are 140 Jamaican dollars to the pound.

Accordingly, the bottle of Baileys cost £12.28 + 17.5% = £14.43.

...£14.43 on a bottle of Baileys, as purchased at a bar?
That's actually a pretty good deal

Lollage. Sorry Doc, but to the Belm Thread you go!

(I thought I had the monopoly on that place)

metalangel · **Posted:** Mon Aug 13, 2012 16:07

KovacsC wrote:

What is a soul patch?

Be Excellent To Each Other

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