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You probably don't know many rich people.

Disregarding the infamous rich brats you see on TV, rich people are in general very frugal and do care about dimes and nickels. That's how many of them got rich in the first place.

And regardless, billionaires are in a minority.

    college students that eat lots of ramen are already 
    valuing money more than their own health
On the contrary, I think college students are the ones that don't care about money.


Are you really arguing that the marginal value of an extra dollar is more for a billionaire than for a college student who eats ramen?


No, he's clearly arguing that the billionaire is more rational with his money. Even though the marginal value is higher for the college student, that student is not as smart might not even see the opportunity for monetary gain.




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