Topic: Seriously, why would anyone want $20 Billion Dollars? - page 2. (Read 1762 times)

There's no such thing as money.When a person has a lot of money he has more requests.But the more money a person the more he is experiencing for them and that's bad

For now, even 20 billion dollars would do, even less but your point taken exactly even after getting that I'd still won't be happy and would want more, is just the greed of human nature to become God like

With US$20 billion and your own religion you can also afford to do lots more marketing and get even more money and solve world hunger with free pasta.

One colander at a time.






If you lived in Zimbabwe before their currency went out of existence you would have wanted more than $20 billion. Since a $100 Trillion banknote was worth around US$300 (When issued) Now they are a novelty sold on eBay.



At least with $20 billion dollars you could actually buy a small item. $5 million you could staple together (if you had lower denominations) and use it as a notepad. (Although you may not be able to afford the staple)



Taking your wallet was painful.



But the answer of why someone would want $20 billion also depends on where you rank on the Selfish / Selfless scale.



On one side would be private golf course, helicopters, mansions and power.
On the other side of the scale would be solving the worlds problems and power to make those changes.


So the short answer would be : Power, control and things. Things for your self or things for others. With a preference for US$

The other answer could be - if you were Satoshi - to create a revolutionary crypto currency that will change the world and leave that value stored in bitcoin  wallets untouched so that there is confidence, scarcity of supply and growth (and change the world).

because it's human nature...he is not satisfied until it fulfills his demands....

,it is a matter of contentment in life. some would prefer to be middle class to have more freedom than any high profile persona, but some also would prefer to be more than what they achieve, maybe because of something we don't know about, each one has their own goals in life, they also have their own reasons why they want this and that.

Your question seems to be about what you can do with a certain amount of money... for yourself. But why can't it be about what you can do not only for yourself but for others ?
You say that with 20 billions you could be a king ? Maybe I don't wanna be a king, maybe I just want to help change the world.
If your "thing" is animals, open lots of shelters.
If your thing is to help autistic people, imagine what you could do with 20 billions.
And maybe you have more than one thing : homeless people, cities destroyed by a natural disaster, helping third world regions to develop...there is so much to do !

There's got to be a cause you believe in and there is never enough money to help.

5 millions is more than enough for one person (duh !) but 20 billions is far from enough if you want to make this world a better place.

Don´t forget that you need to get there

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No wonder you can lick your own boob.

It depends on the person. Personally if I had 20 billion dollars I honestly think I would not spend it partying, and put it towards changing the world. Of course I will also get me a super model hot girlfriend. But I think my focus would be more on changing the world.

I'd like to accelerate the spread of knowledge.

With $20,000,000,000 I could open a "Flying Spaghetti" Monster temple in every city and  beside every large church, and educate people about brainwashing while feeding them free pasta - the body of my lord.

https://www.venganza.org/

You know what, I've always wanted to be rich, and I'm sure many people here also want to be rich, but I think it's rare to find a person that has ever thought about wanting 20 billion dollars. That's such an extreme amount.

20 billion dollars-this is certainly a huge amount and most people on the planet do not know how and where to spend them for a lifetime, but in fact correctly wrote the author the richer the person so he greedy and the more his appetites grow. According to many studies, the ideal income on average is 95 thousand dollars per year per person. It is this amount that allows a person to feel wealthy. The feeling of emotional well-being comes after earning 60-75 thousand dollars a year. For a family, this figure can be much higher.
Interestingly, for residents of different countries and continents desired amount of annual income varies significantly. Thus, the total satisfaction with the life of Australians can be achieved with an annual income of 125 thousand dollars (7.2 million rubles). For residents of North America is the optimal amount of 105 thousand dollars (6 million rubles), for Europeans — an average of 100 thousand dollars (5.7 million rubles), for residents of Southeast Asia-70 thousand dollars (4 million rubles), for residents of Eastern Europe — 45 thousand dollars (2.5 million rubles), for Latin Americans — 35 thousand dollars per year per person (2 million rubles).
After reaching the optimal amount, priorities change: now people often compare themselves with other people, and increased desires often diverge from the limited opportunities. Also, do not forget that high income is associated with a greater workload and responsibility, and the time for rest becomes much less. So wherever you spend your money remember the main thing to always be a man and remember your loved ones.

That's not the whole idea.
You have 5 billion, is this the point where you have to stop? I was thinking like you years ago but I have changed my mind. Look, you did your best ans got it, you still have to expect much from life. Also there is psychological aspect here, danger of losing money. That's main idea what pushes you to earn more and more like nonstop. Then you'll ask, what about to give income over 5 billion to charity and etc. I would answer that person has to earn him/herself. The only way I agree charity is if it's used for education - yeah, that's the biggest investment for whole society.
On another hand it's very, very attractive and more wilder than gambling, being a billionare is achievement, very hard and less possible.

First of all look at the amount of income you can get without touching the capitsl. Second you could of course use that money to do something good for an area or organisation. Imagine what Oxfam and the Red Cross could do with 10 billion dollars each ( or 100 million a year) how many water wells in Africa does that build?

It's called greed... Wanting such amounts of money serves only one purpose; feeding the Ego.

That lady was a interesting read, thanks for posting that.  Mike Tyson blew  300million, but a lot of that was stolen from  him by his manager and financial advisors.

So many lottery winners go broke since the kind of people playing the lottery are usually not good with money or making smart decisions considering how low the odds are.

I've never understood the lack of imagination with people, perhaps that makes me weird. Most people think of money in terms of "me", what it can do for "my life". I on the other hand see huge problems in government, science, and society generally, problems that I could easily devote $20 billion to. Setting up private cancer research labs with my own management methodology would be a start. I'd appoint the leader of the research team as some esteemed scientist, however I'd act as an overseer of sorts to ensure efficiency was there. I believe efficiency is lacking everywhere - in research, corporations, and in governments. Efficiency cannot be lacking however in SMEs. In SME's, efficiency is necessary for survival.

In essence, I'd use $20 billion to bring the efficiency that entrepreneurs and stary-eyed visionaries have to huge, important, multi-billion dollar areas that urgently need it for the progression of our species. This wouldn't be an entire bleeding-heart altruistic thing either, I'd want to be selfishly rewarded for it in some way, but not too much either.  A balance between becoming a King and helping mankind could be struck. A benevolent dictator of sorts. Give me $20 trillion, and I could still use it. $20 billion isn't even the tip of the iceberg.

So, there is your answer from someone that wants $20 billion dollars.

I already know that I am not a "good guy", money would just make me even more happy of not being so.

That´s a famous case yes. Oh... some people just can´t avoid spending money. In my case, I just can avoid earning it 

I would love to have my own archipielago