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what is the most "above your station" thing you have ever experienced? (lemmy.world)

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My wife and I make okay money in a middle class area, but, due to a combination of good luck, and contrived to circumstances, we recently got to watch a college football game in the stadium's super executive corporate sponsor level suite. It was awesome. Open bar, amazing catered food, and people networking all around me who are clearly in the c-suite of their respective companies. I had a list of crazy things I was going to say if someone asked me what I did, but it never came up.

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[-] adp1314@lemmy.world 70 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

A girl I dated was friends with the daughter of one of Microsoft's founders and we got invited to their house to watch Seafair. I think it'd be safe to call it a small mansion right on the water with a dock. The kitchen was as big as my whole apartment. The technology was a bit dated but must've been state of the art when it was built. Switches for automated everything. On the water we had front row seats to the Blue Angels. They are incredibly loud up close.

The guy was super down to earth. Had a good conversation where he showed genuine interest in me and what I did.

9.9/10, the hot tub was broken

[-] AustralianSimon@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago

Paul Allen had no kids so you could just say one of Bill Gates' daughters.

[-] lemonSqueezy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

No helicopter food delivery? She was definitely holding back on the super foods. She must have liked you, to not spook you away with the show of wealth.

Bill Gates definitely hit the late burger and roast beef joints in Cambridge and Boston back in the day.

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Bill Gates seems like a chill dude to talk too. Maybe one of these days.

[-] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Though I wouldn't suggest bringing up open source software around him. Unless it's to bitch about people doing things for free when you want to charge lots of money for it.

[-] JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago

"Oh yeah I contribute to Linux branches every once in a while"

"...You what?"

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