mk30<p><a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/documentary" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>documentary</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/inequality" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>inequality</span></a> <a href="https://tilde.zone/tags/TheRich" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheRich</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9Rf5mS6Qhg" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">youtube.com/watch?v=n9Rf5mS6Qh</span><span class="invisible">g</span></a></p><p>in 2003, jamie johnson (one of the young heirs of the j&j fortune) made a doc called "born rich", about being born into wealth.</p><p>it's actually a very interesting documentary that includes interviews with some of his fellow "born rich" friends (including a young ivanka, who's actually very thoughtful).</p><p>i don't know anything about that world, so i wouldn't even know about the pressures that come with it. the main impression i got is that a young person born into a wealthy family is sort of trapped by it. they are aware that the family's $ is more important than they are, and that if they fuck up, the money will be cut off.</p><p>like many people, i've often wondered why rich people don't just share a bit more, but the impression i get is that in their world, if you're a "flight risk", you won't get anywhere near family money. your sibling (or cousin or whoever) who *wants* to keep things in the family will position themselves to ensure that they do.</p><p>anyway, i'm not saying "poor little rich kid", but this documentary definitely helped me see how even "young richies with a conscience of any kind" are in a much more complicated situation than it might seem from the outside.</p><p>in other words, keep sharpening your guillotines, comrades, because there will be no "persuading the richies to part with some of their wealth".</p>