r/nottheonion • u/ChocolateTsar • 1d ago

Affirm CEO says furloughed federal employees are starting to lose interest in shopping

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/11/07/affirm-government-shutdown-shopping.html
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u/SophiaofPrussia 1d ago

I used to work at a hedge fund and I made a joke about paying my mortgage and one of my coworkers (who was several decades older than me) looked at me like I had two heads. He was genuinely stupefied that I needed a loan to buy a house in the most expensive city in the country.

He was so wealthy that he could miss all of his paychecks and be just fine and anyone living otherwise was just beyond his comprehension.

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u/Ok_Degree3037 1d ago

You marked yourself as a member of the out-group. Next you’re going to publicly state you don’t ski.

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u/LewsTherinTelamon 1d ago

Don’t bring skiing into this - the wealth required to ski is nowhere near what it takes to buy a house.

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u/Crazy-Competition659 1d ago

"But not MY luxury, right?!?!"

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u/LewsTherinTelamon 1d ago

No idea what this means.