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by pastacacioepepe 1587 days ago
That is not the point. Net worth still gives you power, which is really what is being questioned here. Money itself means nothing, it's the power that gives you that matter.

You can use your net worth to get astronomical loans to reinvest and multiply your income. You can use your shares in too-big-to-fail companies as a leverage to blackmail governments into doing your interest, and so on.