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Whenever we read another wild or completely bizarre news about some insanely rich guy doing something that we mere mortals wouldn’t only lack the money for, but also the imagination for, we ask ourselves - what the hell is going on?

Why have some incredibly expensive and, from our point of view, meaningless hobbies become firmly associated in the public consciousness with the most moneyed folk? And where is that fine line between reckless spending and just 'can afford' hobbies? Well, this viral thread on the AskReddit community is dedicated to such hobbies, and Bored Panda has made a selection of the best opinions from this thread for you.

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#1

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Hunt endangered animals.

SKMTG , Nicky Pe Report

Final score:

69points

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#2

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Visit the titanic wreck in a cheap submarine.

Nice_Ambassador_348 , CBS News Report

Final score:

50points

Paul C. 2 weeks ago

Be fair, you only do it once!

20points

Leila 2 weeks ago

lol, I like your sense of humour Paul.

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Arlene Harris 2 weeks ago

someone called this a "mousetrap for billionaires" and I'm okay with that

4points

WakandaPanda 2 weeks ago (edited)

Not so much 'visiting', but permanent residents. Very small 'condensed' permanent residents !

0points

Gogubaci 2 weeks ago

this should be an annual event

0points

oktopus 2 weeks ago

I think this should be a rite of passage for all newly-minted billionaires.

0points

Dre Mosley 2 weeks ago

Stockton Rush, the CEO of that company(and one of the ones killed) did not listen to anyone, he was determined to be a rule breaker at the expense of his and four other lives.

0points

L Melville 2 weeks ago

The best part was that he once said he wanted to be remembered for the rules he broke. Well...you...uhh...succeeded??? 🤦🏻‍♀️ "I'd like to be remembered as an innovator. I think it was General [Douglas] MacArthur who said, 'You're remembered for the rules you break.' And I've broken some rules to make this. I think I've broken them with logic and good engineering behind me." - Stockton Rush in a 2021 interview

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Lara Verne 2 weeks ago

But It's not like visiting Titanic wreck in expensive submarine is any better.

0points

Random Jackass 2 weeks ago

It is if you get to come back 😐

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#3

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Fox hunting.

TapeDeckSlick , Joseph Yu Report

Final score:

48points

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Well, since ancient times there have been incredibly rich people, and they also had hobbies that were inaccessible to 99% of those around them. For example, chariot racing in the ancient world. By the way, did you know that the ancient Olympic champion in chariot racing was not the rider, but the owner of the chariot and horses? If this seems weird to you, remember that the Oscar for the best film goes to the producer, not the director or starring actors...

#4

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Buying an expensive car and then keeping it in your garage without ever actually driving it.

Street-Basket-4457 , jae p Report

Final score:

45points

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#5

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Collecting all the resources and money so they own millions of times more than their fair share?

Joalguke , senivpetro Report

Final score:

38points

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#6

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Climb everest.

uddsvek1427 , INFINITY ADVENTURE NEPAL Report

Final score:

36points

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And also, insanely rich people at all times have loved hobbies steadily associated with risk to life. For example, knightly tournaments in the Middle Ages - a good war horse, armor and weapons were quite comparable in cost to a brand new racing car today. In addition, it was necessary to pay for fencing teachers - after all, you are risking your life and health in any case.

#7

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Buying $500 vintage jeans.

rosevine , BBiDDac Report

Final score:

33points

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#8

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Fund raisers for yacht clubs.

Melodic-Metal3294 , Alexander Report

Final score:

32points

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#9

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Some rich people get super into collecting exotic pets. Like, yeah man, I’m sure your pet tiger is real fun until it starts thinking you look like a snack. Imagine trying to explain to your insurance company that your cheetah ate your couch… and your neighbor.

Elizabethgeorgia , Pavan Kumar Report

Final score:

31points

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So why do people who can afford if not everything, then a hell of a lot in this life, risk their lives and health in search of a new hobby? It's all about adrenaline and dopamine - the very hormones on which our enjoyment of life depends so much.

That is, if for me or for you, purchasing a new smartphone gives us enough dopamine, then a dude who earns the equivalent of a new iPhone every minute of his life simply won’t feel any pleasure from such a ‘trifle.’ The more financial opportunities you have, the more difficult it will be for you to enjoy life in the usual ways.

#10

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Marlin fishing

buy a multi million dollar sports fishing boat. have a full time captain to maintain it. compete in marlin tournaments during season where there is big money pay outs for winning and the owners also do side bets w each other.

then spend 12 hours mindlessly trolling around and prob not catch anything other than sun burn and bordom.

bucketsofpoo , Dominic Sherony Report

Final score:

28points

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#11

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Rich Arabs cloning camels by the dozen because that first camel was really pretty. Cute.

BabeBlossom_ , Steven Su Report

Final score:

27points

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#12

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Buying modern 'art'.

imclearlyahuman , Guilhem Vellut Report

Final score:

26points

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How does this all work? Just look at the example of Bruce Almighty, the movie with Jim Carrey and Morgan Freeman. Yes, this is a fictional comedy, but it shows quite well how an ordinary person, receiving unlimited opportunities, gradually loses the very ability to enjoy simple everyday trifles. Want to check it out for yourself? Well, it is actually possible, but first you need to get rich as hell...

#13

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Consume food or drink with gold on or in it. Basically, eat gold.

Glorious-gnoo , Naotake Murayama Report

Final score:

24points

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#14

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Collecting felony convictions.

Mooseagery , Kindel Media Report

Final score:

23points

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#15

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Starting and hiding the existence of a second family as a result of cheating on their partner.

FXN2210 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

22points

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Be that as it may, life is such that it’s unlikely that you and I will become insanely rich by the wave of someone's magic wand (the last of such wands was called ‘Bitcoin’ and was widely available over ten years ago...). So for now, let's just scroll this list to the very end, and maybe add your own ideas of the weird hobbies that rich people do. After all, if discussing rich people brings us our portion of dopamine, then why not?

#16

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Firework shows. And we are talking multi-million dollar contracts in some cases. Literally throwing money into the sky to burn.

TumedasKihutaja , Designecologist Report

Final score:

21points

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#17

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Collecting expensive handbags.

Moon_Jewel90 , Arno Senoner Report

Final score:

21points

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#18

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Run around the city dressed like a bat.

bulky_lifter01 , Matthew Oliphant Report

Final score:

18points

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#19

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Polo.

Frimacopter , Paul Chambers Report

Final score:

18points

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#20

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Collect sneakers

savessh , Mick Haupt Report

Final score:

18points

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#21

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Activities that cost a lot of money but come with a higher risk of death.

Examples include space tourism, gliding sailing/yachts etc.

johndoe1130 , Pixabay Report

Final score:

16points

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#22

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Fly 150 of us out to an island and only the sole survivor makes it home.

grabbena , Fyre Festival Report

Final score:

11points

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#23

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Anything with horses.

VistaBox , Jean van der Meulen Report

Final score:

11points

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#24

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Collect watches.

TheNextUnicornAlong , Christian Wiediger Report

Final score:

11points

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#25

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Extreme Bathing like having a luxurious bath rituals, including using rare ingredients or soaking in extravagant locations, can come off as over the top.

PetiteAllyx , Antoni Shkraba Report

Final score:

10points

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#26

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Yacht Racing.

DivineDiva_45 , Benjamin Elliott Report

Final score:

9points

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#27

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid Golf.

Fit-Squash-1281 , Courtney Cook Report

Final score:

7points

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#28

28 'For Rich Guys Only' Fads That Other People Find Nothing But Weird And Stupid play casino

Myctic_Darling , Kaysha Report

Final score:

-2points

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I am a visual editor here. In my free time I enjoy the vibrant worlds of art galleries, exhibitions, and soulful concerts. Yet, amidst life's hustle and bustle, I find solace in nature's embrace, cherishing tranquil moments with beloved friends. Deep within, I hold a dream close - to embark on a global journey in an RV, accompanied by my faithful canine companion. Together, we'll wander through diverse cultures, weaving precious memories under the starry night sky, fulfilling the wanderlust that stirs my soul.

I am a visual editor here. In my free time I enjoy the vibrant worlds of art galleries, exhibitions, and soulful concerts. Yet, amidst life's hustle and bustle, I find solace in nature's embrace, cherishing tranquil moments with beloved friends. Deep within, I hold a dream close - to embark on a global journey in an RV, accompanied by my faithful canine companion. Together, we'll wander through diverse cultures, weaving precious memories under the starry night sky, fulfilling the wanderlust that stirs my soul.

What do you think ?

Janelle Collard Premium 3 weeks ago

Hey BP! What's with all the bitty coin scammers???

7points

Vinnie 2 weeks ago

Report them (select the 3 dots) and downvote them.

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Evagating Beewolf (she/they) 3 weeks ago

honestly if I had billions I'd just give most of it away. Why the hell would I want to race yachts or whatever? Just let me buy up the Amazon and do precisely nothing with it, give ridiculous tips to local restaurants, lobby for reasonable things, try to influence politics to get it deinfluenced, send the lovely people at the Internet Archive lots of money, et cetera. Just try to make a decent world, and otherwise live a pretty normal life. Oh, and have a space laser. Space laser would be cool too. (There's probably a reason I'm not rich.)

6points

ENSJ 3 weeks ago

Yeah if I had billions I would buy myself a little house to live in, but with lots of land to create a sustainable farm and with room for people to live on, as well as a non profit that wants to empower people and bring communities together. Any money left over (and there'd be quite a lot left over) I'd set up in a trust fund to give out to charity.

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Bec 3 weeks ago

Even the lotteries that get into the hundred-millions, I think, ok, I want a nice house, maybe some acreage, enough to travel and live off of; then make sure my loved ones have enough to live off of, then give away to my favorite charities.

3points

John Harrison 2 weeks ago

The kind of people who would "just give most of it away" will never become billionaires.

2points

Janelle Collard Premium 3 weeks ago

Jump into the Grand Canyon without a parachute.

2points

Bec 3 weeks ago

The Space Rockets really irked me. It's great that SpaceX is innovating, but if we had taxed and regulated some of these billionaires, NASA would have had the $ to continue innovating. Gates and Buffett's foundations do good things, but if they'd paid more taxes (and U.S. had campaign finance laws), voters could decide what we wanted to spend that $ on.

4points

John Harrison 2 weeks ago

If only NASA had MORE money to throw away on their over-budget, behind-schedule programs, THEN they would innovate.

1point

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Janelle Collard Premium 3 weeks ago

When you have sooooo much money you've run out of s**t to buy...

2points

L Melville 2 weeks ago

If I had billions, I would randomly gift people online that needed help with dental care or medical bills and such...especially those with sick/disabled children. Just troll social media until I found someone struggling but humbly just living their life anyway....and change their life for the better, in a way that they would never forget. The world needs more of that "random act of kindness" type of energy, IMO. 💕🫶

0points

Adam Benson 2 weeks ago

How about collecting Apple products, especially the latest phone model?

0points

Maisey Myles 2 weeks ago

I’m surprised NFTs aren’t on this list

0points

John Harrison 2 weeks ago

A full ten of these are not "rich people only" activities. Fishing tournaments? Riding horses? Collecting sneakers and watches?

0points

Marno C. 2 weeks ago

Purchase NFTs.

0points

Kristopher Saint 2 weeks ago

This is annoying. 'Rich' people aren't aliens from another planet that live absolved from the world as we mere 'poor' people know.

0points

Der Kommissar 2 weeks ago

Fencing. And I don't mean putting up fences.

0points

Roxy222uk 2 weeks ago

A lot of these were things that a lot of people enjoy as their 'thing', stupid list.

0points

Carl 2 weeks ago

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Janelle Collard Premium 3 weeks ago

Hey BP! What's with all the bitty coin scammers???

7points

Vinnie 2 weeks ago

Report them (select the 3 dots) and downvote them.

0points

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Evagating Beewolf (she/they) 3 weeks ago

honestly if I had billions I'd just give most of it away. Why the hell would I want to race yachts or whatever? Just let me buy up the Amazon and do precisely nothing with it, give ridiculous tips to local restaurants, lobby for reasonable things, try to influence politics to get it deinfluenced, send the lovely people at the Internet Archive lots of money, et cetera. Just try to make a decent world, and otherwise live a pretty normal life. Oh, and have a space laser. Space laser would be cool too. (There's probably a reason I'm not rich.)

6points

ENSJ 3 weeks ago

Yeah if I had billions I would buy myself a little house to live in, but with lots of land to create a sustainable farm and with room for people to live on, as well as a non profit that wants to empower people and bring communities together. Any money left over (and there'd be quite a lot left over) I'd set up in a trust fund to give out to charity.

5points

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Bec 3 weeks ago

Even the lotteries that get into the hundred-millions, I think, ok, I want a nice house, maybe some acreage, enough to travel and live off of; then make sure my loved ones have enough to live off of, then give away to my favorite charities.

3points

John Harrison 2 weeks ago

The kind of people who would "just give most of it away" will never become billionaires.

2points

Janelle Collard Premium 3 weeks ago

Jump into the Grand Canyon without a parachute.

2points

Bec 3 weeks ago

The Space Rockets really irked me. It's great that SpaceX is innovating, but if we had taxed and regulated some of these billionaires, NASA would have had the $ to continue innovating. Gates and Buffett's foundations do good things, but if they'd paid more taxes (and U.S. had campaign finance laws), voters could decide what we wanted to spend that $ on.

4points

John Harrison 2 weeks ago

If only NASA had MORE money to throw away on their over-budget, behind-schedule programs, THEN they would innovate.

1point

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Janelle Collard Premium 3 weeks ago

When you have sooooo much money you've run out of s**t to buy...

2points

L Melville 2 weeks ago

If I had billions, I would randomly gift people online that needed help with dental care or medical bills and such...especially those with sick/disabled children. Just troll social media until I found someone struggling but humbly just living their life anyway....and change their life for the better, in a way that they would never forget. The world needs more of that "random act of kindness" type of energy, IMO. 💕🫶

0points

Adam Benson 2 weeks ago

How about collecting Apple products, especially the latest phone model?

0points

Maisey Myles 2 weeks ago

I’m surprised NFTs aren’t on this list

0points

John Harrison 2 weeks ago

A full ten of these are not "rich people only" activities. Fishing tournaments? Riding horses? Collecting sneakers and watches?

0points

Marno C. 2 weeks ago

Purchase NFTs.

0points

Kristopher Saint 2 weeks ago

This is annoying. 'Rich' people aren't aliens from another planet that live absolved from the world as we mere 'poor' people know.

0points

Der Kommissar 2 weeks ago

Fencing. And I don't mean putting up fences.

0points

Roxy222uk 2 weeks ago

A lot of these were things that a lot of people enjoy as their 'thing', stupid list.

0points

Carl 2 weeks ago

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