“You are rich if and only if money you refuse tastes better than money you accept.” Nassim Taleb

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[–]diogeneswanking 6 insightful - 3 fun6 insightful - 2 fun7 insightful - 3 fun -  (3 children)

i don't know about that. i'm broke as shit and i hate taking money from people

[–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Yep, desperate people can be the most fussy.

There were Jewish people starving to death in the Holodomor who turned down non kosher food offered to them.

Everyone has their own standard not just the rich.

[–]Iam1ofMany 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

You hate taking money you earned and/or worked for?

[–]diogeneswanking 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

no, i'm talking about hand outs, charity. and i relish turning it down tho i could actually do with some charity