• BillyClark@piefed.social
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    28 days ago

    If the topic really is “a luxury I can’t live without,” then quality coffee is a great example, and a private plane is a profoundly bad example.

    It’s so shockingly wrong that it’s hard to imagine it’s not just a bit that they worked out ahead of time.

    • Soup@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      The rich will claim you’re driving them to abject poverty if you tax them into only having a million dollars.

  • DickFiasco@sh.itjust.works
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    28 days ago

    I can’t tell if Larry King just assumed that Danny is wealthy because he’s an actor, or if he was really so out of touch with reality that he didn’t realize there are people out there who can’t afford private jets.

    • ChicoSuave@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      Larry King was that out of touch. His circle of friends owned media conglomerates and had private islands. His guests typically did too or some flavor of access to the mechanisms of wealth. It was strange seeing a voice actor get interviewed by the biggest softball interviewer but it gave us some gems.

  • pachrist@lemmy.world
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    28 days ago

    I love asking people what their first irresponsible purchase would be if they won the lottery.

    Everyone has the day dream of paying off medical debt, your parent’s mortgage, new car, fun vacation. But that’s all responsible. I want to know what the unhinged thing you probably shouldn’t do is. My favorite answer was Baja Blast on tap bedside.

    • NABDad@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      Realistically irresponsible or insanely irresponsible?

      Realistically irresponsible: I’d buy a huge piece of land out in the woods. Build a house, add a 1 acre pond with an island in the middle where I could go and sit and read.

      Insanely irresponsible: I’ve often wondered how much it would cost to live full time at Disney World. Full deal, Park passes, meal plan, etc.

      Understanding that they’d make you change rooms every month to avoid letting you have tenant rights. That’s assuming the lottery winnings aren’t enough to just buy enough stock to control the company.

    • miraclerandy@lemmy.world
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      28 days ago

      Yeah, this better because Danny tried again with nice running socks which also fits the description before Larry came in with the private plane. He should’ve realized his question was not what he thought it was at that point lol