Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by office_drone 742 days ago
> I guess the author hasn't paid attention to the rise of the mega-yacht or having personal jets. If you also don't think that the wealthy live in opulent real estate, then I've I'm not sure what rock you've been living under.

The visibility is different. The jets take off from a private terminal, the yachts from a private marina. The houses are obscured by trees, and the general public can't see them. There was even just a law passed to prevent jet tracking, so no one knows if a billionaire is taking a private flight.