Arnlaugur1
Arnlaugur1 t1_j1y69x1 wrote
Reply to comment by rayinreverse in TIL about Jean-Louis Brenninkmeijer, an English billionaire who immigrated to Canada and is funding the creation of a miniature model of the whole country by _Kinel_
I mean economically we want rich people to spend their wealth and not just sit on it, that 24m doesn't just disappear from the economy it goes towards businesses that are creating these models. Much rather see rich people blow their money on shit like this than yachts or stuff only they can enjoy and has no real artistic value. Although ideally yeah that money could be way better spent
Arnlaugur1 t1_j1jfo6g wrote
Reply to comment by TarryBuckwell in Volunteers deliver thousands of free Hanukkah meals to Holocaust survivors in New York City by AmethystOrator
I've heard something like that as well and might have once been true seeing as Israel is a young country of still mostly first or second generation immigrants or might be true if you only count Jewish people born in Israel with Israeli parents
Arnlaugur1 t1_j1gy6uy wrote
Reply to comment by westbee in Volunteers deliver thousands of free Hanukkah meals to Holocaust survivors in New York City by AmethystOrator
NYC has the largest Jewish population outside of Israel, that plus that the Jewish community has well established roots in NYC (so old people are less likely to move out of the city). Jews make up 13% of NYC. With that in mind I could totally see that as possible, maybe not likely but definitely possible
Arnlaugur1 t1_ja5cu2d wrote
Reply to comment by tomdharry in TIFU by texting my ex-wife by LaVieEnRoseLavelle
Yeah wasn't expecting this culture shock of all things