The worst side effect of wealth is the social associations it forces on its victims, as people with big houses end up socializing with other people with big houses. (Nassim Nicholas Taleb)

The worst side effect of wealth is the social associations it forces on its victims, as people with big houses end up socializing with other people with big houses.

Nassim Nicholas Taleb

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