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I misread the title of the post from yesterday, thought it was eighteen dollars, not one billion dollars. Got me wondering.

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[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 94 points 3 weeks ago

Pay taxes, apparently

[–] BozeKnoflook@lemmy.world 54 points 3 weeks ago

Apparently: show empathy to the poor.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 51 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Leeks@lemmy.world 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

You got to know when to hold’em

[–] mushroommunk@lemmy.today 0 points 3 weeks ago

I only know when to fold 'em

[–] hzl@piefed.blahaj.zone 31 points 3 weeks ago

Be a decent person!

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 30 points 3 weeks ago

Walk around with all your cash in your pocket

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 28 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Physically carry it as coins.

Spend it all on lunch.

Worry about your bills.

[–] Tuuktuuk@anarchist.nexus 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Spending 100 million on lunch is absolutely possible. What would it cost to organize a lunch on low Earth orbit? And do that so that you are back on Earth as soon as possible, for important ~~~employee span~~~ business duties.

[–] glimse@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Tuuktuuk@anarchist.nexus 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Well, one could argue that it's lunch that includes travel as a part of it :)

But good, let's say that the lunch must be prepared of zero-gravity grown ingredients only, cooked using atmospheric friction, and delivered by parachute right at the table. 100 million might not be enough for this lunch, though.

(Also, whicheverinstance Bezos is using, could someone defederate that one, please? I don't want to give it any ideas!)

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm sure you could get a hundred million dollar coin minted and carry it with you or get your bills to the point where even a hundred million won't resolve them too. C'mon now. Quit being that guy.

[–] Tuuktuuk@anarchist.nexus 2 points 3 weeks ago

Sorry, got a bit too creative with that one.

Part of the idea was to say that billionaires and trillionaires are extremely good in using their money in extraordinarily inefficient ways. Trickle-down, or whatever they call it...

[–] mech@feddit.org 22 points 3 weeks ago

Have non-rich friends without it getting awkward.

[–] Mister_Feeny@fedia.io 20 points 3 weeks ago

Bankrupt yourself at a dollar store

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

Not diddle kids.

[–] tyrant@lemmy.world 14 points 3 weeks ago

With 18 dollars you can be stressed about rent. That's something

[–] ch00f@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago

Pull your wallet out in public.

[–] BenM2023@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago

Take the cash on an commercial international flight without prior arrangements being made.

Obviously you could fly it around in your own 747 if you wanted to, but border controls invariably get twitchy when comparitively small sums of cash are transported.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 9 points 3 weeks ago

Have people that care about you rather than your money

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 3 weeks ago

Being grounded in reality and truely satisfied and fulfilled

[–] titter@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Fold it in half

[–] Havatra@lemmy.zip 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

I did the same misreading lol

To answer the question:
Have a healthy outlook on life where money is an integral part of functioning in a modern society.

Humans are easily addicted to power (a survival trait, in some ways), and money is essentially that, considering what one can use it for (corruption). The more one has, the more disconnected one becomes from the origin of money as a system: A favor system. A healthy life (imho) is one where you contribute to society in balance with what you receive from it.

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DrSleepless@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

By putting the money in a box?

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Have a satisfying lunch. With 100M dollars to throw around, many people will be left thinking "but what if I'd eaten at that other place?" Paranoid that they're not best spending their time

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 3 weeks ago

Joining the proletarian revolt!

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

Have a sob story to tell