- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: The Wealthy in Florence Today Are the Same Families as 600 Years Ago
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:06 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:06 pm to Teddy Ruxpin
quote:
everybody is basically working with the same cell phone. Zuckerberg's iPhone is the same one that you have when he buys it. That's crazy!
i make this point all the time (so much so that i bet you unconsciously stole it from me)
at no point in human history have the poor been able to enjoy the same luxury goods as the wealthy
...until today
Posted on 5/20/16 at 7:08 pm to SlowFlowPro
Oh I definitely stole it because it's an easy example that really drives home the point from where we began: they have all, we get none; to they have some better stuff, but we have some of it too; to it continuously getting harder to tell the difference.
I mean, the vacation I went on earlier this year was literally impossible 50 years ago or so. Yet no one thinks about that.
I mean, the vacation I went on earlier this year was literally impossible 50 years ago or so. Yet no one thinks about that.
This post was edited on 5/20/16 at 7:11 pm
Popular
Back to top
![logo](https://images.tigerdroppings.com/images/layout/TDIcon.jpg)