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"The difference between ten million and a hundred million doesn’t change your material reality."

The person writing the article clearly has no idea what they're talking about if they believe this is true.

Agreed, but I'm mainly informed by the r/personalfinance article that I don't have on hand right now, which lays out the exact details of the evidently tangible difference in material reality jumping from a low ten million net worth to 100 million and beyond (low 8 figs to low 9 figs), the most significant being material wealth translating into political/social clout, where the author worked as a director for such estate and was responsible for these big name correspondences. Even something as casual as a dinner invitation will get an audience with someone in the 10 figures. The common ideas of "ultra rich" perks are attainable and peak at 8 figures, such as having your personal pilot (this surprised me) above the usual payrolled estate of assistant + personal chef/nutritionist.

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