[MuffinFlavored]

If you're worth $20k and you find $20 on the street, it's 0.1% of your net worth.

If you're Jeff Bezos and you find 0.1% of your net worth on the street, it's $150,000,000.

[jermaustin1]

Lets take that thought experiment further, would Jeff Bezos even waste the time in bending down to pick up the $20 since it is worth so little? The act of bending down, the minuscule risk of falling over, possibly scraping a knee, possibly wasting more time trying to get back up, etc. Is the $20 worth the potential hassle of picking it up?

For me: without a hesitation. It's roughtly 130 times my average 5 second earnings.

For Jeff: probably a net loss.

[nashashmi]

I hate such comparisons. How about just simply cleaning up after yourself and not polluting the world with 20$?

If I dropped 20$ off a cliff, I would not get it, but I know I should.

[avinium]

Didn’t someone ask Bill Gates this exact question, and he confirmed that he would pick it up?