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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted, clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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The guy (George Carlin) who told everyone that, "it's a big club and you ain't in it" was in that club. (self.showerthoughts)

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George Carlin - It's A Big Club & You Ain't In It!

George Carlin had a net worth of $10 million at the time of his death in 2008.

Adjusted for inflation that would be $14,653,441 in 2024.

The minimum net worth of the top 1% of households is roughly $13.7 million.

So, Carlin was in the "big club" of the 1%.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Even if this was correct (see the comments about how it really isn't), it wouldn't matter much since he was still right.

And $10 million isn't really that much, it's still at the level where you have to budget income and expenses and money is tangible. The 1% of the 1% are the ones who are past that and leverage power with their worth, it's no longer about whether or not they can afford anything.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 weeks ago

years ago ten mil would have been big but around me their are over a million dollar houses and they are not exactly mansions.