The Dishwasher Test for “Am I Rich?”

The Dishwasher Test for “Am I Rich?”(jimmyislive.dev)

1 points by jimmyislive 3 years ago | 6 comments

jonjacky 3 years ago |

In his book Class, Paul Fussel wrote that really rich people don't have dishwashers or many other mechanized conveniences: "Why put up with those noisy things when a silent servant can do everything they do?"

hirundo 3 years ago |

If you can't afford a dishwasher, you're rich.

uberman 3 years ago | |

I believe the question pre supposes you own a dishwasher. If you dont I think it is probably safe to say you are not rich in the 0.001 range.

Since we can assume to even ask the question you own a dishwasher, I believe the test is do you do your own dishes.

I force my kids to do the dishes but i guess that still qualifies me as not rich at least not in the Larry Elison "I so rich I can shit of the carpet and pay someone to clean it up" sort of way.

nofreelunch 3 years ago | | |

I assumed there are multiple points being made by this, and implies things about different definitions of wealth.

But maybe my brain just rushed to defend poor logic.

082349872349872 3 years ago | | |

It is possible to eat all meals out (thereby having no practical need to have a dishwasher at home) and still not be rich in the 0,001 range.

amalgamated_inc 3 years ago |

I don't use the dishwasher, what now?