@slipgate @Hoss @Morghur @rlier23 @GoyGirl @Snidely_Whiplash @BowsacNoodle @LittleTom @MelGibsonafter4Beers > As a rich asshole, you'd probably have the same feeling toward renting as the guy who's still paying rent for his apartment when all his buddies already bought their own homes. Keeping up with the Joneses is a universal thing.

Old money rich folks don't want to have to deal with the details of upkeep on yachts and jets. From what I understand most of them actually prefer rentals. Folks like Bezos are merely flaunting their wealth. It's a nouveau riche thing.