super yachts 60million+
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scooby1994 said:
this was in Cavtat as well,Lady Britt,
there was also an older looking green yacht, quite large but with what looked like rocket launchers pointing outwards on either side,I know they weren't but that is what they looked like
67Dino said:
$300m 110m Kaos, currently in Barcelona. Owned by Nancy Walton Laurie, Walmart heiress, although guessing she didn’t buy it there.
https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/20...
Chucklehead said:
67Dino said:
$300m 110m Kaos, currently in Barcelona. Owned by Nancy Walton Laurie, Walmart heiress, although guessing she didn’t buy it there.
https://www.majorcadailybulletin.com/news/local/20...
Terry Winks said:
Indeed, and I suppose a 110m boat is an easy target, as there is no real justifcation to need one.
They shouldn't have done it, and should be fined/jailed/whatever, but it's a much more reasonably targeted protest than preventing thousands of normal people from getting to work.(Once again in case it gets missed - they should be fined/jailed/whatever
)SpeckledJim said:
Terry Winks said:
Indeed, and I suppose a 110m boat is an easy target, as there is no real justifcation to need one.
They shouldn't have done it, and should be fined/jailed/whatever, but it's a much more reasonably targeted protest than preventing thousands of normal people from getting to work.(Once again in case it gets missed - they should be fined/jailed/whatever
)AstonZagato said:
I agree on the making sure they are punished but they do have a point when it comes to superyachts and private jets. Conspicuous and largely needless consumption.
Multi-billionaires have as much right to spend their money as anyone else, it's just degrees of price tags - you buy a new car, multi-billionaire buys a yacht, or should everyone just spend the same as the poorest person to ensure it's all fair? Perhaps they should just sit on their cash, drive a 15 year old Corsa and spend their holiday in Blackpool for two weeks every summer (as long as they use public transport, natch).AstonZagato said:
I agree on the making sure they are punished but they do have a point when it comes to superyachts and private jets. Conspicuous and largely needless consumption.
How would you justify your Aston to them?Where do we draw the moral line between eating bread & water and living in a cave, and floating on yachts and flying in planes?
AndyC_123 said:
AstonZagato said:
I agree on the making sure they are punished but they do have a point when it comes to superyachts and private jets. Conspicuous and largely needless consumption.
How would you justify your Aston to them?Where do we draw the moral line between eating bread & water and living in a cave, and floating on yachts and flying in planes?
AndyC_123 said:
AstonZagato said:
I agree on the making sure they are punished but they do have a point when it comes to superyachts and private jets. Conspicuous and largely needless consumption.
How would you justify your Aston to them?Where do we draw the moral line between eating bread & water and living in a cave, and floating on yachts and flying in planes?
A superyacht consumes great gobs of energy 24/7/365. An alternative would be a villa - much less energy. The alternative to a private plane would be to fly scheduled - a fraction of the carbon.
SpeckledJim said:
AndyC_123 said:
AstonZagato said:
I agree on the making sure they are punished but they do have a point when it comes to superyachts and private jets. Conspicuous and largely needless consumption.
How would you justify your Aston to them?Where do we draw the moral line between eating bread & water and living in a cave, and floating on yachts and flying in planes?
The vehicles we drive are very much "wasteful consumption" to plenty of people (which I'm sure we would argue against) so who are we to judge others on their lifestyles is the point I'm making. Simply comes down to personal opinion so there will never be an answer
AstonZagato said:
AndyC_123 said:
AstonZagato said:
I agree on the making sure they are punished but they do have a point when it comes to superyachts and private jets. Conspicuous and largely needless consumption.
How would you justify your Aston to them?Where do we draw the moral line between eating bread & water and living in a cave, and floating on yachts and flying in planes?
AstonZagato said:
A superyacht consumes great gobs of energy 24/7/365. An alternative would be a villa - much less energy. The alternative to a private plane would be to fly scheduled - a fraction of the carbon.
An alternative would be no villa and an alternative would be not to fly at all?And before you know it we're back in our cave eating bread and drinking water
AndyC_123 said:
AstonZagato said:
AndyC_123 said:
AstonZagato said:
I agree on the making sure they are punished but they do have a point when it comes to superyachts and private jets. Conspicuous and largely needless consumption.
How would you justify your Aston to them?Where do we draw the moral line between eating bread & water and living in a cave, and floating on yachts and flying in planes?
AstonZagato said:
A superyacht consumes great gobs of energy 24/7/365. An alternative would be a villa - much less energy. The alternative to a private plane would be to fly scheduled - a fraction of the carbon.
An alternative would be no villa and an alternative would be not to fly at all?And before you know it we're back in our cave eating bread and drinking water
There is now a slight trend for (non-Russian, non-Gulf) billionaires to order sailing "eco" superyachts (e.g Jeff Bezos, Black Pearl, etc). I suspect that they have decided that, whilst one can still be as extravagant and hedonistic as it is possible to be, conspicuous consumption of hydrocarbons is going to get the masses gathering the pitchforks and flaming torches.
Edited by AstonZagato on Tuesday 18th July 16:37
AstonZagato said:
AndyC_123 said:
AstonZagato said:
AndyC_123 said:
AstonZagato said:
I agree on the making sure they are punished but they do have a point when it comes to superyachts and private jets. Conspicuous and largely needless consumption.
How would you justify your Aston to them?Where do we draw the moral line between eating bread & water and living in a cave, and floating on yachts and flying in planes?
AstonZagato said:
A superyacht consumes great gobs of energy 24/7/365. An alternative would be a villa - much less energy. The alternative to a private plane would be to fly scheduled - a fraction of the carbon.
An alternative would be no villa and an alternative would be not to fly at all?And before you know it we're back in our cave eating bread and drinking water
There is now a slight trend for (non-Russian, non-Gulf) billionaires to order sailing "eco" superyachts (e.g Jeff Bezos, Black Pearl, etc). I suspect that they have decided that, whilst one can still be as extravagant and hedonistic as it is possible to be, conspicuous consumption of hydrocarbons is going to get the masses gathering the pitchforks and flaming torches.
Edited by AstonZagato on Tuesday 18th July 16:37
Very preachy words to spout whilst owning an Aston second (third? fourth?) car. Glass houses.
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