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AIBU to think society needs to stop admiring old money?

29 replies

TheTidyReader · 22/09/2025 20:02

Me and DH are both "new money", not uber rich but multimillionaires in our thirties. We've spent a lot of time around other wealthy people and there seems to be no bigger joke than those who've inherited it

Often very racist/backwards
Clearly not intelligent/capable enough of getting here themselves
Look down on average people more often, despite the fact they are average people themselves
Far more likely to do disgusting sex crimes

This isn't the case all the time, but the difference is very clear. AIBU to wonder why when all this is true the people who've actually got here on merit are the more disliked group?

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didntlikeanyofthesuggestions · 22/09/2025 20:14

Sounds tough mate. At least you can cheer yourself up by telling people about being a multimillionaire in your 30s.

ParanoidGynodroid · 22/09/2025 20:12

YABU to think that anybody 'admires' people for having been born into money. Why would they?

mutinyonthetwix · 22/09/2025 20:12

Was your application for membership of the yacht club rejected or something?

mumofoneAloneandwell · 22/09/2025 20:08

What would a multimillionaire in their 30s be doing on mumsnet on a Monday night

Sure Jan GIF