For example, if a wealthy person only wants to socialize with and date other very wealthy people, how would they know? Like, for example, what if LeBron James or Tyler Perry only wanted to be friends with other wealthy people and wanted their kids to only date and marry people from other wealthy families? How would they know the people they meet also come from multi-millionaire families? I’m sure if a random billionaire met someone at a club or social event, they wouldn’t introduce themselves by saying, “I’m X, Y, and Z, and I’m worth this much money.” What if a son of a multi-millionaire wanted to date a woman who came from a wealthy family? Also, if he meets a woman, how would he know if she comes from money or not? Like I said, she wouldn’t say, “I come from generation wealth” right off the bat.

  • hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    6·
    20 hours ago

    How rich are we talking? Owns-three-islands-rich or just upper middle class? Because the latter’s wealth isn’t very visible, but they also don’t really have an issue with forming relationships with those less well-off.

    Then, for actually rich people who do not wish to associate with riffraff, there’s plenty of signs:

    • Where did you meet them? There’s plenty of settings that are almost exclusively full of rich people, such as yacht clubs or expensive hotels.
    • What are they wearing? Things like brand-name clothes or expensive jewelry are some notable signs.
    • What is their home like? Some shitty apartment or a mansion with a manicured lawn and a swimming pool? Things like size, location, the condition of the home, their furniture, items, electronics, etc., tell a lot about the person’s wealth.

    None of these is 100% waterproof, of course. They could be in that expensive place with a rich friend. They could be wearing Gucci because they got lucky at a thrift store. But when you have multiple of these combined, it’s pretty safe to assume the person is rich.

    • sthetic@lemmy.ca
      2·
      12 hours ago

      None of these is 100% waterproof, of course.

      Hopefully at least the yacht is.