"Our lives are pretty normal," said the billionaire's wife!

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lauren sanchez and jeff bezos try and fail the "pretend to be normal" challenge

[@DAngeloWallace]

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[@BlumeBen]

DUDE UR THE 🐐

[@paperairplaneo]

I will surf shark

[@hayleespence1467]

Get that bag 🎉

[@edithhuelskamp1649]

My guess is that comment about putting on makeup and calling people is meant to convey that any time she sits down to put on makeup, she also uses the time to talk to someone on the phone.

[@Avendesora]

@@edithhuelskamp1649 This is it exactly. They're saying whenever she has a moment where her hands are busy but her mind is free, she uses the time to talk to people.

[@rachelhobbit]

Rich people cosplaying as us poors is really peak dystopia.

[@JamesDecker7]

You sweet, innocent child. Wait till we have cities like in The Expanse series….

[@KingOfGaymes]

Why people gotta call it cosplay, don’t do us cosplayers dirty like this 😭

[@DrT0705]

It's cultural appropriation. Poverty chic ain't it.

[@SpaceDuckQuack]

The Ed Sheeran one threw me a bit lol

[@get_that_money664]

@@ville__ copying a comment right over you in a comment section is the most trifling trifle to have ever trifled

[@benny_lemon5123]

If a billionaire owns 400000 acres of contiguous land, that's not a "ranch", that's a sovereign nation 🙃

[@dwaynezilla]

Barbezos? Bezostralia?

[@henotic.essence]

BEZOPIA 😂

[@HelpimnoobOfficial]

Republic of bezos

[@R_S747]

​@@dwaynezillabarbezos 💀💀

[@rosettaelemental7275]

400,000 acres = 625 square miles. AKA, more land than most of humanity will ever see in their life.

[@edvh88]

I have to say I’m impressed JB is with a woman his own age. Yes, that’s how low my expectations are.

[@edw8889]

The fillers and implants are much younger

[@whoowl5831]

For marriage! We have no idea how old his other mistresses are because if people think a billionaire like him cheated his former wife only once and with only one woman... eh!

[@crystalwaters513]

even though i watched this video, i still thought JB meant justin bieber

[@thecov3n]

why did I read this as Justin Bieber 🤦

[@caitealyssa]

Calling yourself an “empty nester” after the wife and kids left is kinda wild. We should all call our dead best dads that.

[@lanawr80]

Yeah just that little phrase alone shows how much they’re trying to spin this into something positive and not just your run of the mill deadbeat cheating dude

[@omgkatstephens]

What a privilege to see your children off to school every day and have the time to enjoy a family meal each night. Too bad all the people working for terrible wages at Amazon or their second or third job can't do the same.

[@rosecity_chris]

As an amazon driver and single dad, I can confirm that we live in poverty. I make literally half of the minimum livable wage in my county for a single parent. A coworker said he was going to shoot me with the gun in his car infront of everyone and my boss did nothing because "we need bodies." I've been attacked by multiple dogs and every time they send me right back to the same house with no changes. Were encouraged to skip breaks, piss in bottles, and deliver packages even if we report its unsafe. Oh and also Bezos himself decided to make drivers franchises so amazon doesn't bare the liability and we can't organize a union.

[@LawnDayvis]

Go off sis

[@Andreamom001]

Did you hear about the guy selling bottles of Amazon delivery driver’s pee on Amazon as a health drink? He cancelled any orders from people he didn’t know, but yes, Amazon sold and shipped it.

[@dangerxbadger2300]

​@@rosecity_chrisI'm so sorry your family is in that position, man. It's fuckin rough out here. I tried applying at one of their contracted driver companies but they didn't hire me. I have no idea why. But it sounds like I dodged a bullet anyway. ❤️

[@JJ-xx2fw]

Exactly atleast pay people decently

[@oliviasullivan1406]

I think the comment about her calling her sister while applying makeup is explaining how she needs to be talking to someone while doing a daily task and how social of a person she is.

[@coraraps]

Agreed! I interpreted it as meaning she is in communication with someone (friend, fam, whateva) at any opportunity. Putting on makeup is a convenient time to squeeze in a phone call.

[@DustinHasVideos]

Agreed

[@georgiannagreene8252]

Exactly

[@melissamartinez3593]

Yes

[@minaDesuDesu]

^

[@Misspol222]

They were so desperate to convince us they're relatable they even had to mention BARBENHEIMER. Jesus. I cringed so hard I think I got myself a brand new wrinkle

[@hannahkenney1636]

As a woman and makeup wearer I can say confidently I know what that sentence means, apologies if a million people have said this already! They're meaning to say - "she talks to the people she loves regularly. Even when she does her makeup, she calls a friend so she can connect with someone at the same time, doing two things at once." essentially they're saying that calling loved ones is just as much a part of her daily life as doing her makeup is. Funnily enough, I was literally doing my makeup while I watched this video 😅 I even thought to myself "damn calling my sister while doing my makeup is actually a great idea, I'm already looking for something to entertain me anyway"

[@edvh88]

Ah, I took it as your second interpretation! That she likes to chat with someone while doing makeup. I respect that kind of time management too. Also helps keep the call on some kind of schedule and has a natural end.

[@nicolejustkidding8662]

i immidiately got this understanding too lol, but i wouldve been confused like d'angelo if i didnt know people exactly like this- im a terrible multitasker so it always struck me as a cool girl thing 😂

[@annastephens581]

completely agree!!!

[@lostandfond2163]

😊❤

[@carterrrrrrr]

yeah i was like screaming at my screen when he couldn’t understand that 😭

[@dramaqueen465]

I’m so happy that his ex-wife got half his money. He’s so grimy for cheating on someone that was with him since day 1 when he was a nobody

[@cinnamonnotmylastname7663]

A story as old as time.

[@Unfortunately_Mickey]

I'm so happy for her 😂

[@JKyall]

Divorcing this Chad was the best thing that ever happened to her.

[@NicoDa1]

Doesn’t even matter, he made it back within the same year. People Ike him are too rich too fail.

[@CBrown86]

Whats even more insane is fighting someone you said you loved for money that means literally nothing to you, because you will make it back in a month.

[@crystalh1612]

"The fact that you can exist as a billionaire is a shortcoming of society" Yes.

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

Wait until the first trillionaire 😂

[@Man-ej6uv]

@squibbelsmcjohnson i dread the day

[@edvh88]

Agree 10000%

[@twincherry4958]

Uhmmm, people start businesses that become wildly successful... of course, that's the outcome..$$$

[@TechReviewTom]

Nope, you're not entitled to his money bottom feeder.

[@spookyweedwitch]

I love how the implication with the whole chrysalis metaphor is that his ex wife and children kept him emotionally confined and restrained and he could only blossom once he left them. real nice! btw I think the "I've never seen her put on makeup without calling someone" is supposed to mean that she calls her sister to talk while she does her own makeup. but he said it in a very strange way

[@fangal12]

Yes, his ex-wife was clearly stifling his growth. With her he was only able to go from middle class to one of the wealthiest people in the world. Now that he's dropped the dead weight the stars are the limit 🙃

[@lanawr80]

Yep! My mom recently left my dad after 25 years for some dude … it’s literally ALWAYS THE SAME OLD STORY! The spouse that has supported them and raised kids with them are boring and keeping them stifled and now they’re so fun and exciting with this new person. 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@rekahwills2391]

it's giving "i actually have a way normal life for a teenage girl!" while letting a robot pick out ur outfit vibes

[@terra5857]

clueless reference?

[@rekahwills2391]

@@terra5857yesssss thank you for getting it haha

[@DjinnsRevenge]

A study needs to be done on rich peoples brain on how they think they could compare to normal people

[@ralenys]

I think there have been some studies done-- apparently the effect of being wealthy is that one rationalizes why they should have it, and they tend to view themselves as more hard working or resourceful, even if it's demonstrably true that the playing field has always been uneven.

[@pixelatedddd]

^^ echoing the above and I also remember reading somewhere that studies have shown that the wealthiest people often have personality traits that are most associated with narcissistic personality disorders. Lack of empathy mainly. Go figure.

[@OoOoOo-we3dn]

In "The Gamesmen: The New Coperate Leaders" by Micheal Maccoby, he analyses 250 Managers. It's quite old though, I only know about it because Erich Fromm Quotes it extensively in "To have or to be" . There are probably newer studies also

[@samevans1289]

Just to add on something probably not that on-topic, I've heard of a study where they did eye-tracking for average and wealthy people walking down the street. The wealthy mainly/only looked at other people that came across as wealthy, whereas average people's interest was piqued by all kinds of people, average and wealthy-looking alike. IIRC, the conclusion/theory was that wealthy people do not have much interest in average/poor people, and that somehow comes from a mentality of them being separate, a different species almost, beneath them and therefore not worth considering. Not sure how they came to that conclusion from just that, and I might remember some details wrong, but thought I'd share, it's interesting.

[@loras507]

there's a some more news video about this exactly

[@mandipandi303]

People fawning over Bezos, and other wealthy people, makes me want to scream. They are the exact opposite of who you should admire. And the way that people venerate them is disgusting.

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

Well he himself hustled and struggled for 15 years before Amazon was... The Amazon we know today, he started off selling and shipping books by himself in a garage, I mean it wasn't long ago that Amazon was actually truly profitable... I respect that part but he got TOO rich, with how he thinks

[@batacumba]

@@squibbelsmcjohnson dude, nobody is saying what he built isn’t impressive. It’s just that nobody gets to that level of wealth without exploiting a fck ton of people and doing awful things.

[@lazyperfectionist3978]

@@squibbelsmcjohnson - this is the same guy who's own employees were forced to piss in a bottle instead of actually getting bathroom breaks. You'd think a man who's struggled for 15 years would be a lot more understanding of his employees needs. Stop sucking that bald fuck's dick

[@achehex]

@@squibbelsmcjohnson Making an online delivery website made him wealthy, and then exploiting his workers and snaking around taxes in tax havens made him rich.

[@decoraqueena6413]

​@@squibbelsmcjohnson getting a large inheritance from your grandparents and expoilting your workers isn't anyone's idea of struggling.

[@laegume]

9:32 I feel so bad for the writers who have to waste hours of their lives figuring out how to emphasize the nothing that billionaires give.

[@akatobi2002]

D'Angelo not realizing calling someone while getting ready (applying makeup) is actually those most relatable element of Sanchez's personality

[@JeremyCoatney]

“Don’t learn anything I wouldn’t learn” is one of the straight-up most sinister things that one can say to a kid

[@bubblegumplastic]

Yeah it's really weird and unsettling. What does he think he's saying when he says that

[@jordan9240]

​@@bubblegumplastici THINK the implication is supposed to be that like. "oh he wants to learn everything and you should too!!! ✨✨✨" but like. jesus christ what a wild, unsettling, self centered way to say it 💀

[@intense_orange283]

i thought it means that for him, some type of knowledge is more valuable than other. i.e. classically hard vs soft science, and to prioritise the former

[@grosebud4721]

I was gonna say that's a weird thing to say? Bezos child, don't learn the world is ending because of your daddy's huge corporation contributing to global warming

[@Romanticoutlaw]

@@NotVille_ wait, who are you?

[@LoraCoggins]

A billionaire watching Black Mirror is one of the most ironic things ever.

[@Thenumberstationangel]

you know that one image of garfield standing in front of an image of himself thats crossed out and going “huh, wonder who thats for”

[@Window4503]

15 Million Merits especially. No clue how you’d watch that and miss the blatant message.

[@snowyyzoe]

Especially the people who run Amazon. I wouldn’t be surprised if that website specifically inspired a lot of the horrific technology we see on the show

[@randomassname_]

16:42 "Will Smith and Jada Pinkett.... should've been sinkett because.... that's what she did with that relationship" Pure gold lmao

[@Akane1313]

Late but I absolutely love your little rant on cheating. I feel like it’s one of the lowest things a person can do and it’s crazy how it’s so often glossed over. There are so many different kinds of people including ones who will be more than happy to share a poly relationship with you or whatever but to sneak around and break trust like that is totally unforgivable and should be treated way more seriously.

[@Jettabbg]

Yeah and it can do some srs damage on the mental imo .. even if you think it didn’t affect you.. (trust issues, self esteem issues, etc)

[@cosmicbeauty5682]

Yeah the person who gets cheated on and left is the one who's truly affected the most. Left with emotional scars, blaming themselves like "what did I do?", having to rebuild themselves while trying to maintain in life etc. Cheaters are cowards

[@simong.h.4563]

I tried 3 times having an open relationship. They never had the courage to be honest. I thought it would be impossible to get cheated on in an open relationship....I was wrong 3 times.

[@jasmine1926]

1. Jeff described her the way every man, who marries his mistress, describes that former mistress. “She’s just so electric! How could I NOT cheat and neglect my kids???” 2. The airbrushing of those photos is uncanny and, I have to be honest, her filler face is not helping that. 3. They’re are very much giving that old school tycoon couple (where the wife has HUGE hair and heavy makeup) that were made fun of in movies in the 70’s.

[@caitlyn1983]

seriously. tht pic of them hugging looked like they were melting

[@AnnAndNala]

Yep, totally. They're creepy.

[@ChrissyBeTalking]

I don’t agree with anything you wrote. (I don’t want my packages arriving late. 😂😂)

[@KM-st3cz]

seriously her fillers are giving uncanny valley

[@i.aint.1.of.ur.little.friends]

​@@ChrissyBeTalking😂

[@TasnimAhana-vw8ct]

'I love you, alive girl' sounds like something a necrophile would say to try to throw people of their scent.

[@dramaqueen465]

It also sounds like something an android masking as human would say

[@katherinejimenezmatos2009]

😂 facts

[@Thepeanutcollector]

@@dramaqueen465I love you, alive female organism

[@zarinaromanets7290]

She's secretly just a tleilaxu breeder and that also explains why he is bald 😂

[@EnclaveHistorian]

The patagonia thing was proven as false by Adam Conover, the money he "donated" went into a trust that is basically just an investor group that can donate to political campaigns and essentially use it for anything but actually helping people.

[@ToriTheDormouse]

The irony of spending an absurd amount of money on a clock that is supposed to "Symbolise thinking about the future" while actively partaking in destroying the earth solely to enrich himself is completely lost on this man and really tells you all you need to know about him.

[@snooglepoot]

This is definitely a genuine relationship that is super normal that is NOT in ANY way based on the fact that one of them is a billionaire and the other is "attractive".

[@evakurl]

At least she’s not 19 thank god

[@laurenc4138]

@@evakurltbh that’s the only thing I give him credit for, she’s a full adult not like a 20Something, even though she’s 1000000% a gold digger

[@virgokitty]

You think Lauren is attractive? She's scary to look at imo.

[@greablood1072]

Attractive and has a normal non-sinister smile*

[@MiniM69]

She’s the kind of woman he listed over when he was a nerd…instead of a roided-up rich techno geek

[@auggiemain]

"Nobody wants to work these days" I have two jobs and Im still homeless.

[@kiluanon]

Even with a famous lawyer dad, she had to use a sex tape to get notoriety, so don't let what she says irritate you too much. She's living in a fantasy where she "earned" what she has.

[@delaneye.798]

time for a third job, then you won’t even need a home cus you’ll always be working!

[@Kris-wo4pj]

​@@kiluanonthat and her mom is a fucking shark who promoted the hell out of said sex tape. Im honestly surprised she hasnt done rhe same for the other ones yet.

[@desiree1867]

It’s crazy bc I watched a video and basically every guy who has every had a relationship with a Kardashian doesn’t end well but benefits them 😅

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

Bro stay homeless and stack the bread.. What I'm doing.. Landlords sold house 2 years ago, couldn't find another rental, long story... now I choose homelessness, or houselessness.. just tenting up in unused fields with my cats, fucking love it, less stress, less anxiety, I save, I build, I invest. I live in California, I make enough to rent again but no... That's $3000 a month I'm NOT spending 😂😂

[@nhizu]

trying SO hard to humanise them w us it’s actually so dystopian

[@akaAndromeda]

THANK YOU for not letting up on the cheating aspect. Cheating, especially when kids are involved is the most destructive and horrific thing I’ve witnessed a loved one go through. People shrug it off but it’s nice that you’re unapologetically calling it out. ❤

[@cakt1991]

I’m glad you mentioned the way Jeff Bezos and Lauren cheated on their spouses with each other. Although Jeff paid for that mistake somewhat, giving a massive settlement to Mackenzie Scott, which she’s subsequently been giving to charity. I know nothing else about Mackenzie Scott, but that’s awesome and a total boss move.

[@Sakine-animate]

Honestly, that’s probably the closest Jeff will get to donating a large chunk of his wealth.

[@krusher181]

@@Sakine-animateprobably? Definitely

[@cookie22100]

I was in a Public Health internship program in a public college in NYC that paid us through a grant that she gave them. Love her for that.

[@saga685]

That salt bucket "magically" appearing is such a tell. All those paragraphs about Jeff being so relatable and down-to-earth, but he complains about one thing and his workers quietly secrete one into the room for him. No "Does anybody have salt?" or "hey could you get some salt for me?"...makes a comment about there being no salt, while his employees immediately get it for him and melt into the background like an 18th century butler. Because god forbid Jeff acknowledge the help.

[@fanoftoast]

This

[@FastHandAndy]

And hoping like hell that they don't get punished for the salt not being there in the first place.

[@hellodaxushi]

Also the fact that he referred whoever got him salt as a "salt genie" instead of just...thanking them?

[@JaimeBush1]

You read my fucking mind!

[@paolacarmichael611]

They don't even mention their name. Its just, "salt genie"

[@MagpieSkyline]

It’s weird that they try to portray themselves as “normal people”, but if they didn’t need wealth to just exist, why would they greedily hoard all those resources like it’s a sport? Also, the thing about the makeup; I think it’s about making her seem like a woman who’s always on the go, always chatting with someone, even taking phonecalls while putting on makeup to be somewhere else. She could just be putting on makeup for herself though, who knows (or cares), but I doubt it’s just for the phonecall with her sister

[@sharongillesp]

Salt genie = servant.

[@hinamori857]

His laugh sounding evil mixed with the fact that it doesn’t reach his eyes is horrifying

[@ville__]

His laugh sounding evil mixed with the fact that it doesn’t reach his eyes is horrifying

[@GL1TZ_]

@@ville__🌚

[@krusher181]

I agree, his eyes are unaffected

[@krusher181]

@@ville__stop being a baby, his eyes are clearly involved.

[@sofiaoliveros8630]

It's giving uncanny valley lol

[@reggieroon]

The owner of Patagonia actually gave away the company to a "charitable organization" that he created himself, with his entire family on the board, donating his voting shares as well. The organization has a special legal tax designation that allows the funds to be not only tax free, but also free to be used for political lobbying purposes. Adam Conover made a great video breaking it all down in depth, but it was basically all just a sneaky political loophole to cement his family in control of Patagonia against the other shareholders for all time, make all their earnings untaxable, and to submit their future as one of the wealthiest, most influential lobbying superpowers in the world for decades to come, all in one major "checkmate". There's no such thing as an ethical billionaire, even the owner of Patagonia is sinister, the whole humanitarian image is just P.R, smoke and mirrors.

[@fanoftoast]

Damn this is depressing

[@pyrrhicvictoly]

THANK YOU. I scrolled down to see if anyone had said this as soon as I heard Patagonia mentioned

[@Moonshadownova]

I immediately thought of this too.. I guess it needs more exposure

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

"Charity" is often a facade for dubious behaviour by the rich and powerful ... even most of the time.

[@doriangray2001]

Thanks for saying it!!!!

[@gordonramslay9955]

I think what bezos meant by “I’ve never seen her put make up on without calling somebody” is that she’s so social that even when she’s getting ready she’s talking to someone

[@annamariefella8315]

I agree. I think he meant that too.

[@theharajukukid3720]

They've been married for all of two years and people are like "yeah they're demonstrably in love" what about the people they were married to for decades 😅

[@sweetea_tina]

I feel like the author was held at gunpoint and told by bezos to write out a “swole monarch” 😭

[@NUBF]

I just read the entire thing and I sincerely believe the author was taking a piss I swear to god

[@TK-cg4ks]

Had a customer at a fancy restaurant complain about how people were lazy and didn’t want to work anymore because the kitchen was understaffed. She spent more on dinner than my entire paycheck that week.

[@angelikaskoroszyn8495]

@ashhleywashere It's easier to become rich when you're born rich. It's how capitalism works. You have capital, you can invest. In yourself, in your new bussines, anything. You don't have the money - well, you shouldn't have been born poor

[@TK-cg4ks]

@@ashhleywashere Like the comment below you said, you need money to make money. Sure, a tiny percent of people start off with absolutely nothing and make it, but even “self-made” people received very generous monetary benefits from their parents, friends, etc

[@KristylikeKrisT]

@@ashhleywashere class mobility is a myth Ashley

[@dangerxbadger2300]

@@ashhleywashere meritocracy is a lie ashley. Come on boo it's 2023 get it together

[@paolacarmichael611]

@@ashhleywashere name one billionaire that didn't get handouts

[@gumdropgardens]

I just want to know why the article's writer puts more words than ever needed into every sentence

[@lisadoes]

Not a whole lot good to say about these two, yet he had to get the word count up there.

[@ogzombiebreakfast]

Keep in mind there are at least 5 entities involved in the creation of an article like this. The subject, the subject's PR team, the writer, the magazine editor/team, and the photographer. Each of these people is trying to tell a story, and the writer has the fun task of crafting these stories while also, possibly, trying to make their own commentary. So if the article seems to be at odds with itself, it could be due to conflict between these various interests.

[@Floviah9]

Their ability to completely block out real world problems will never cease to amaze me. Like who needs a commercial plane ride when you can use your "sometimes eco feuled" yacht to get around??

[@nonprofitgirl]

Yeah. My yacht crashed into Taylor Swift’s private plane, so now I fly Southwest and it’s so sad. Like, give me an effing BREAK. Do you hear what you’re saying out loud? On camera?? My god!

[@UpsideDown853]

Yeah, little me is worrying if an extra sheet of paper wrapping is actually necessary for my gift or if I am still ethical if I buy items that come wrapped in plastic and then these b*tches sleep easy despite having just unnecessarily spent two hours on a private plane!

[@Dani-Claw]

​@NotVille_Stop liking your comments, spammer

[@JustWonderingAloud]

I remember my grandmother talking about "pick me" rich people with some of her friends. Her: Whenever the economy is suffering, or there are more poor people in a room, rich people will "cosplay"/code-switch because it makes them feel safe; they instinctively want to belong or don't want to stand out. She called it "ghetto/class tourism," especially if they go into areas/countries because of curiosity; it's exciting/interesting to feel something more than their daily experiences. Also, She talked about dressing rich-poor(clothing that looks shanty to the average person, but another rich person might recognize it as a club(think Magnolia Pearl, etc.)). This video and a recent conversation about volunteer tourism (the volunteers would build homes, but sometimes the locals must break the houses down, salvage, and rebuild properly) made me think of her talk.

[@KristylikeKrisT]

Grimes being the poster child for this crusty ass behavior

[@MrsLyraGyrl]

Many extremely wealthy people dress "shabby," so they blend in with the general public. Like Zuckerberg and his wife. They want to blend in with the general public. It's protective clothing.

[@when-do-we-get-a-block-button]

​@@jasminen777can old people not be wise?

[@Window4503]

@@jasminen777 Or...she actually said that and maybe being cynical about others' experiences will gain you nothing.

[@JustWonderingAloud]

(like). I just reread my text and tried to put myself in your shoes. Interesting. Your thinking is understandable, especially if the information is out of context and I used words like "cosplay", "code switch", and the brand(that was not verbatim). Anyway, thanks for speaking up. Have a good day. ​@@jasminen777

[@mikalin9286]

The makeup thing means like, she is always stacking her priorities- she doesn’t do anything for herself without taking the time to reach out to someone else. Basically she’s a thoughtful task stacker😂 Like I always call someone when I’m folding laundry, so really it’s the most relatable part of the article.

[@edvh88]

Maybe I should try looking at a phone call as doing something nice for someone else. I *Hate* making phone calls and I do it for work, so I try not to do it on my own time. But you’re right, people like to get a call. Thank for the reframing 😊

[@elliegadelev3347]

😂 "what an uncanny valley experience" almost ended me as I was enjoying my oatmeal in an "emerging economy" country

[@gamergilbert4438]

Ok, only part about this I do particularly disagree with is giving props to the Patagonia guy. He didn't give away his company to charity to be charitable, he gave his company to his kids without having to pay taxes through a charity then purposefully framed it as if he was giving it all away

[@shacaradurham428]

First thing I thought about when I heard him mention the company. This should be a top comment 🙌🏽

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

Thank you! It was very manipulative of that dude.

[@chaosbean6320]

Yeah, and the fact that he thinks its internet discourse is... Kind of telling? Because these criticisms have existed since like, 1905? The way that philanthropy and CSR work is specifically often to obfuscate better alternatives than what the charity is promoting

[@user-pl8ez3uv5w]

no billionaire is a friend of the people. but most Americans are not ready for that conversation...

[@davidmaxwell4696]

This poor people cosplay, this stolen valor of poorness, has been a recurring theme in modern history. From Coco Chanel popularizing outfits based on laborer's clothes to "poorman's" food like lobster or oxtail or BBQ becoming popular and expensive, pricing out the very people who originated the recipes

[@LeBatteur]

Yeah, there is a word for it too-gentrification.

[@user-kw4or2wk9k]

As far as we know, fashion history has followed this trend for a long time. Poor people, who have limited resources and money for self expression, tweak what they have to look new and different. This is viewed as stylish and often has counter-cultural values to the standards and taboos of the time. Then as it gets popular among poor people, some middle class people will latch on, maybe to the counter-cultural values but this makes it less taboo so it then circulates up and up and gets absorbed into the mainstream. A good modern example would be "athleisure"

[@caradanellemcclintock8178]

For some reason that clock he is building feels creepy and dystopian. He's kinda reminding me of the really rich dude in blade runner who was making the replicants

[@yramismynamenowdealwithit]

14:39 I think this sentence in the article is trying to convey her as someone who is SO caring, that even in everyday moments, where most people are alone, doing their own thing (like their morning routine, putting their make up on), she takes it as an opportunity to call the people she cares about most. Awww billionaires, they're just like us!😂

[@sophitiaofhyrule]

I'm glad people are finally waking up and realizing that millionaires and billionaires are kinda evil actually

[@nman551]

Well I figured that out as a kid but I agree

[@nothingatall.0]

No we’ve known they’re scum for a very long time. The problem is when you’re in the top 3%, who could possibly hold them accountable? There’s no rules if you’re rich. Remember Jeffrey Epstein? We didn’t all just find out he did 1 thing 1 day, no it’s a ring of multi millionaires who’ve been doing egregious shit for decades. People try to speak up, and they get unalived or smear campaigned. The rich and powerful are guilty until proven otherwise

[@anon3263]

And it doesn't mean they're any smarter than us as well...

[@minaDesuDesu]

I think this has been the thing since ~2015 cause more and more people are so disillusioned by capitalism. Early 10s there was still the celebrity/rich people culture, but something happened at the other half of the decade

[@nothingatall.0]

@@minaDesuDesu definitely it’s different now, and technology plays a huge part in that too. But this is been an ongoing thing since like the dawn of time. Yk the Rockefeller’s, Vanderbilt’s, Ford’s, etc. they just adapt to whatever is new and exploitable

[@Mila-Rosa]

That writer definitely hates the both of them and HAD to write a positive article about them because it makes them come off as so out of touch, while at the same time, I'm sure the Bezo's read this and thought they came across as amazing in it. What a talent, honestly

[@xDyxe]

The way it was getting more scathing and the pics being so meh 😂😂 I feel like the photog also hates them

[@DiMagnolia]

Yeah it read as sarcastic to me lmao

[@athenajaxon2397]

​@@xDyxeoh for sure the framing of the photos is awful she's not even centered correctly and most vogue photoshoots really make the celebrity look great or at least the focus

[@andrearichardson7931]

Rich people be like, "We're comfortable."

[@Cashhhhew]

I have some insight on his son that’s currently in college from a family member that lives in his dorm hall. Apparently the kid is severely depressed and reclusive. I feel for him. I can’t imagine having such a weird/disregulating family even if it comes with the bonus of forever being set in life.

[@annab3698]

Do they know why he’s depressed? Sometimes that behavior can be a symptom of homesickness too.

[@Cashhhhew]

@@annab3698 that’s fair. Apparently he doesn’t speak to anyone in the hall so there is no saying. I just hope he gets help and feels better!

[@annab3698]

@@Cashhhhew That’s really sad. I can’t imagine Bezos and his new witch being great to be around. Both seem narcissistic and void of empathy.

[@carla50]

Poor dude. He must be tired of the superficial life of his cringe father and the goldigger. I don't think they will last either. What starts bad ends worse.

[@byeFofiko1]

I live in a dorm with one of his sons. He is quite friendly but I haven't seen him wander the dorm much like others do. He did help with dorm government stuff though, so maybe it's not the same son

[@HK-xc9ke]

14:51 “I’ve never seen her put makeup on without calling somebody” shes always on the phone while doing her makeup, meaning she loves talking with people, sociable queen

[@songwithoutword]

Yep - its funny that our boy didn't get this one. She puts on make up probably daily (#relatable) and uses that time to call family members. I knew a girl who would call different members of her family everyday when walking her dog.

[@hopegold883]

Because she’s so busy, there’s no other downtime to call.

[@ChristopherSadlowski]

​@@hopegold883LOL! BUSY!? People this rich have literally nothing but time. Busy......girl bye......

[@rosehildebrandt2548]

Yeah I agree with the meaning. I think he's just saying she talks any time she can

[@paigeh1670]

This journalist definitely tried to make them look like shit on purpose, and I applaud them for this. They definitely could have smoothed some edges, but they probably thought that these weirdos wouldn't realize how bad they come off when they no doubt approved this before it went to print. Genius.

[@StrawmnMcPerson]

HEY. Leave us weirdos out of it, we don't claim billionaires

[@seafoamtaide]

This is my thoughts exactly. With the way it juxtaposes the 'just like you' nonsense with casual comments contradicting the intent, it feels like the author was intentional about it.

[@sourgreendolly7685]

@@seafoamtaideAgreed. Very passive aggressive but for the right reasons. I respect that.

[@allyli1718]

The dystopian thing is that to me it doesn’t matter if the article painted them in a bad light or not. They still get the advertising for Bezos’s rocket company. So all the people who clicked on this video and made fun of Lauren’s tacky dresses and their out of touch behavior only manages to contribute to their growing influence. Nightmare fuel, like an SCP memetic.

[@ursamellis264]

9:15 Thought you read “thin wife” and was like, damn, WHO wrote this article?! 😂

[@rachelr4126]

Same!! 😂 I didn't realize what it really said until he went back to discuss the cheating later

[@user-gt6oj9cv5b]

MEEE TOOO LOL

[@neverhowever3231]

i wish i had also never heard jeff bezos laugh

[@luxurypetscz]

Making sure we know they FLY at least once a week (I'm sure with a commercial airline) and then trying to appear environmentally conscious is actually funny to me.

[@kimmyball4961]

There's no way JB doesn't have a private jet !!!!!

[@luxurypetscz]

@@kimmyball4961100%

[@lisadoes]

But…their private jet uses ecofuels! 😢

[@willaroberts134]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - Jeff Bezos laughs like a person who knows that people *do* laugh but actually has always secretly hated that literally anyone ever would

[@iymenabdella1774]

on some real shit, they probably have a small army of personal people nanny-ing their kids, cooking their meals, chauffeuring their family around, tutoring their kids through school until they graduate from an Ivy league school. It's tough not to be skeptical

[@joanna1381]

For the sentence that confused you, she’s basically doing a GRWM with her sister. Putting on make up doesn’t require that much concentration so it’s nice to chat with someone, and he’s saying she’s the kind of person who will take every opportunity to catch up with people she cares about. Aka as she puts on her makeup, she’s also “putting her energy into her relationships,” and what’s capitalism without efficiency.

[@trala8911]

Making a 10,000 year clock feels like peak midlife crisis. Yes, Bezos, you’re going to die. No matter how rich you are, if humanity survives for long enough, you will be eventually become a footnote. But I guess your clock will still be there, a cold, ticking offspring, rhythmically calling out a reminder that you existed, and that you were like, super rich bro.

[@maverickbull1909]

What a boring thing to spend 42 million dollars on…

[@Udontkno7]

If it was some public work, that would be...better.

[@lulabyte]

It could have even been a giant 10,000 year ticking clock to boost his ego AND a homeless shelter or library or hospital or literally anything but selfishly underground and private. @@Udontkno7

[@S_u_n_Flower_]

We all want eternity, and we can only find it in Jesus. Sadly most of the world will ignore that truth

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

Imagine people thousands of years down the line, still dealing with the environmental fallout of out-of-control billionaires and massive corporations, looking at this enormous clock some rich guy built "as a way of thinking about the future." We live in a cartoon, I swear.

[@LoiterYT]

its always morally okay to steal anything from the 1% 🥰

[@ivyleetaa1029]

amen to that

[@fourdayz1414]

And does that includes lives?

[@max_tree]

nope. always try to be better (even if no one rewards you)

[@LoiterYT]

@@max_tree billionaires exist off of the exploitation of the working class, they get away with illegal activities, and in a country with over 100 million people in poverty, they simply shouldn't exist. IT. IS. ALWAY. MORALLY. OKAY.

[@LoiterYT]

@@fourdayz1414 🤭🤪

[@Human-lg8hb]

32:16 I don’t think there is any excuse for cheating. There is no such thing as ‘heat of the moment’, humans are not animals and we have self control and most of us have enough self respect not to act like dogs in heat. It’s disgusting, and I don’t understand how a girl can do that to another girl, the minute I hear that a guy has a girlfriend he doesn’t look attractive in my eyes, he’s just a friend. And i’m not the only one that thinks like this, so do my friends, because we would never want to be cheated on so we wouldn’t do that to someone else. I’m just glad that I don’t know anyone like that in my personal life.

[@DiamondDogVenomSnake1984]

On the topic of Patagonia: the foundation he “donated” the company to still had himself and his kids as the founding and leading members. That entire thing was a PR goldmine for his company without anything really changing. Some More News talked about it in their video on billionaire “philanthropy”.

[@theclairewhy]

The Patagonia donation isn't entirely what it seems by the way. The donation went to the Holdfast Collective, an organization created and owned... by his own family. Adam Conover has a video about this.

[@Selene-Delgado]

I feel like I’m living in a dystopian society

[@agata.binczak]

That’s because you are 😌

[@kanjonojigoku8644]

Later stage capitalism hell🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@ville__]

That’s because you are 😌

[@krusher181]

Well we are… but hey, it’s always been somewhat like this. So take comfort in tradition ;) I love TRADITION!

[@mellow_mallow]

​@@krusher181 Tradition! Tradition!! (I worked lights for my high school's production.)

[@elleinfinitea]

My skin… it crawls..

[@LeBatteur]

She’s sooooo family oriented, guys. That’s why she cheated on her husband!

[@mammajamma4397]

The Patagonia dude didn't give away his company. He switched control of it to a non-profit organization run completely by his kids. It's a 100% tax scam.

[@nomiddlenamenmn427]

They could help so many people with all that money. They could fund disease research, home families, and feed the hungry. D’Angelo has a beautiful gift of calling out people who pretend to be what they are not. I am thankful.

[@lordfreerealestate8302]

Let's also not forget the environmental footprint of all those yachts, flights, and luxury goods.

[@fanoftoast]

Seriously. I always wonder how much this country would be changed if people like them created safe, accessible public transportation. It could be so life changing

[@AShatteredDragonsSpirit]

@@fanoftoast Saddest part is that if they theoretically _did_ donate a ton of money to help people, so much of the world would change for the better, and their wallets _would hardly be touched._ The dent in their banks would be unnoticable. But they do nothing anyway.

[@JLB0880]

Jeff Bezos could fund housing for every homeless person in America and still have enough money to buy 300,000 more yachts.

[@user_kH9bw3ns1]

Giving so much money away, but not to workers LOL

[@BLCKWTRNORTHSTAR]

I love the Funky Frog Bait ref lol

[@lexbro95]

I've never heard such a comically evil villain laugh like that, and the fact that the smile doesn't quite reach his eyes says everything I feel we already knew about him

[@duhnay]

There's no soul behind that laugh and it's actually pretty eerie

[@annab3698]

His love letter to her when cheating sealed the villain arc for me. “Alive girl”!?

[@eyesofthecervino3366]

​@@annab3698 "For now!" *machine gun laugh

[@Starvir0]

Saying she doesn't put make up on without calling somebody, I think relates back to her "being a good role model" and "always keeping in touch with people". Calling her sister, her friends, etc. It is a semi common thing to call someone when doing make up, since it can be a boring process 😅

[@lanaswinter]

yeahh thats what I understood too, everytime she's about to put on makeup she's going to call someone to talk to during the process

[@cecinkm]

this is how i took it too! like the intention is saying she’s always trying to find more time to keep contact with people

[@khrystal718]

Keeping in touch makes you a good role model? You sound very dumb 🥲

[@coolanimegirls]

Thank you for the explanation I was so confused as well

[@Starvir0]

​@@khrystal718not what I would say personally, but that is how it was framed in the article!

[@jessmtnz]

I saw a tiktok on how much a starbucks to an average person would cost a billionaire and yeah... none of these guys are donating near what normal people donate in an average year.

[@ccdaly2561]

"His middle name is... Preston?" My brain: *immediately begins internally blaring Willam Belli's Derrick Barry song so intensely I have to pause the video and listen to it*

[@shereenlovelace6217]

You said that so perfectly. Rich folks are cosplaying the lives of the working poor. It is the real lives of many, and it is not a costume that we can take off.

[@ghostoyster]

One thing I’ll give Jeff kudos for is that he is marrying someone his age. That’s rare with billionaires.

[@NUBF]

That’s true! Kinda sad that we’re pleasantly surprised tho lol

[@thisismyyoutube1846]

Don't worry, his next wife will be 25.

[@marlbboro8091]

Catching up with D’A after a while it makes my heart explode with joy to see over a million subs. Yes! Well deserved

[@rileyedens5539]

Lmao I’m from West Texas and I was shocked to see that Bezos has a ranch here. So I was like oh how far away is said ranch - 248 MILES. Wtf. Texas is huge

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

"Money can't buy happiness" I ain't never seen someone frown on a jet ski 🤔

[@kiluanon]

Not even DJ Khaled

[@KingOfGaymes]

Or while on their private beach

[@cicooooooo]

These people obviously never experienced the panic of something breaking that you wont be able to replace or ya know, not beeing able to afford food

[@jaweiss34]

Prime Daniel Tosh reference lol

[@pedro-pascals-armpit]

i would rather cry in my own house than in the street 😢

[@mobbagg0812]

It’s so interesting how the unfathomably wealthy in society, genuinely believe that they DESERVE to be that rich. Like if I won the mega millions jackpot today and suddenly had billions at my disposal, my first thought wouldn’t be to build a 10,000 year clock or space ships or all the other self serving, ego statues that billionaires create. It’s bizarre how they look at all the power in their hands, the power to make positive meaningful differences in the world and just say “nah”.

[@ashliel4111]

Exactly this. It blows my mind that they could give away like 99% of their wealth to charities, pay their employees fairly and just do good things for the world in general and still be better off financially than like everyone else but they don't and won't.

[@squibbelsmcjohnson]

What's sad is one doesn't even have to be extremely wealthy, even people with $2 million in the bank think the same or WORSE

[@KristylikeKrisT]

Because you don’t become a billionaire by doing anything good, positive or moral. That level of wealth hoarding comes of the exploitation, destruction and death of many many others. It may be interesting to some this power and choice dichotomy but it’s the least surprising thing in the world.

[@bethlovesthings]

I remember watching a video on Patagonia by Adam Conover in 2022 due to the positive media coverage re: the donation. As you mentioned earlier in this video "theres no such thing as a good billionaire". Id love to see you explore further and hear your take on it.

[@babycake444]

14:53 DUDE he’s saying that she’s so social she doesn’t sit down to do her makeup without calling her sister so that she has someone to talk to

[@tanjamartinsbur9283]

I love how in all their "We're so normal, we do totally normal things" spiel, one thing is conspicuously absent - working.

[@kadeorade5296]

I only do photography as a hobby, and even I can tell that a bunch of the pictures of her weren’t taken by a particularly skilled photographer. Horizon lines, depth of field, framing, contrast, they did nearly everything wrong, so it feels like she’s either a part of the background, or a model for the clothes she’s wearing.

[@DrT0705]

The shocking thing is that Annie Leibowitz took the pictures! It's almost like she took bad pics on purpose for spite 😂

[@Lyw1234567890]

The images were taken by Annie Leibovitz - she knows exactly what she’s doing. All meticulously intentional. Make of that as you will

[@thegoosegirl42]

14:45 D'angelo getting confused by the makeup thing was so funny to me. Bezos meant she talks to people on the phone while she puts on her makeup.

[@Oru328]

One thing you might not have known about billionaires giving so much money away is that they get tax right-offs for it usually saving them more money than they give away while making them look good.

[@DiVaVita]

Let me preface this by saying i am a HUGE patagonia fan BUT there's a couple videos that point out that Chouinard only "gave his company away" to ensure that its profits could be taxed less and that his children wont be "burdened" with inheritance tax issues when he dies. Also turning it into "technically" a charity allows them to donate huge sums of money to politicians without it being taxed and with little to no oversight. Adam conover has a pretty good video on this fake altruism :)

[@Mila-Rosa]

Yeah, that news was a nice positive for about 4 hours before I found out that there's no such thing as a benevolent rich person. They're all self serving to the max

[@fionasangster8433]

yesss came to comments to say this

[@dita.miramar]

came to say this too, thank you

[@danielafierro7]

THIS

[@mickeylev6494]

"I've never seen her put makeup on without calling someone" means that while she's getting ready and doing her makeup she's on the phone talking to someone. the wording tripped me up too lol

[@allosch9]

13:52 "She keeps in touch with people. I've never seen her put makeup on without calling somebody. Usually her sister." - What I believe this is supposed to convey is an example of how well she keeps in touch with people, so much so that she uses even the time of putting her makeup on as an opportunity to catch up with people over the phone

[@LosAngeles-le2bf]

I used to work for a studio and Lauren would always show up to ALL the premieres. This was back in early 2000s- she would show up alone and she gave me creepy vibes. You can tell she was looking to get some rich man contacts.

[@annab3698]

I don’t sense anything good about this woman and consider her Jeff’s downfall.

[@doubleinthedetails]

the author's note on the jeff fanfic made me cry of laughter

[@evakurl]

Right??? I thought why this “article” sounds like Bezos fanfiction 😭

[@HurricaneDDragon]

- I’m actually pleasantly surprised that Bezos is marrying someone who’s 53, rather than 23. - Let’s all be honest with ourselves. Lauren is after that divorce settlement. 💰 - D’Angelo, PLEASE make an hour long video about the Bezos laugh. - It’s not really that impressive to be jacked or in good shape when you can literally afford endless physical trainers, dietitians, and home gyms. - Okay, D’Angelo, I THINK what Bezos meant is that Lauren is always keeping in touch with people, even while she’s doing her makeup? 🤷🏾‍♂️ Very awkward wording.

[@edvh88]

I had the same thought about their ages, happy to see that at least. And that she is accomplished in her own right. But aside from that, they’re both clueless and awful.

[@AdaireKrickets]

The dude doesn't have to cook his own food! It's so easy to lose or gain weight when you can afford to sell off 90% of the effort needed. All they have to do is make the choice on the menus, and they probably don't even do that. It's wild to me

[@DittoAPokemon]

I mean after McKenzie took him to the cleaners, he’s probably got that prenup ironclad.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

@@DittoAPokemon Yeah, most likely.

[@annab3698]

I doubt he has a prenup with her. Besides, prenups only protect against specific assets and won’t hold up in court if a spouse requires alimony etc. Something tells me she’s manipulative and he’s incredibly stupidly in lust with her, he can’t see it. She will be another ex-wife only more disastrous.

[@dagashithellama]

Hey I'm glad you're still around and sharing your voice. Thanks!

[@debbiec6253]

That line about the makeup, Jeff is just saying that she's a chatty person and that she (probably) calls people while she puts her makeup on/gets ready for the day. His point being that she I guess utilizes her time to "stay in touch" with people

[@annaSHRRR]

14:55 basically it means she is very sociable and won’t miss any change to talk to people. Even while putting on her make up, she won’t just sit there and put it on in silence, she will multitask and be chatting with someone at the same time

[@shortsismakingmybrainrot]

Yep exactly what I thought they meant as well

[@Miss-Avi]

Jeff Bezos laughing like a machine gun evokes the most threatening mental image for me

[@Fran_Glass]

Right I'm a little scared. Lol For a second I was praying there wasn't a clip. ETA noooooo I didn't wait long enough to comment and it happened. 😂

[@fxithleann]

This whole article reads like a fanfiction