The watercraft includes three enormous 229-foot masts and its own helipad.

‘I wonder how one can sleep at night’

Photo Credit: Getty Images There are about 6,000 superyachts patrolling the seas in the world, including Jeff Bezos’ ship Koru, which is worth an estimated $500 million. According to some frustrated Amazon employees, a good portion of that pricey vessel is thanks to their hard work.  After three years of construction, the 417-foot-long Koru was…

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"It's actually mad."

‘There is a moral duty’

Photo Credit: Getty Images It’s no secret that the ultra-rich pollute at a much greater rate than the rest of us, but the details of a gigantic megayacht owned by Jeff Bezos caused outrage on social media. Redditors on a thread in the r/environment subreddit seethed at the scale of the environmental havoc of Bezos’…

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"This is what my local 'thrift' resale shop is filled with."

Thrift shopper shocked after seeing price tag on fashion item: ‘Ironic full circle’

For many savvy shoppers, thrifting is a great way to find top-quality goods, especially clothes, at an affordable price. However, sometimes thrift stores don’t adhere to that principle. On r/ThriftGrift, Reddit users share instances of secondhand shopping gone awry, and one poster made an ironic discovery.  The Redditor shared a photo of an “Asian two-piece”…

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Gates named his mansion "Xanadu 2.0."

Bill Gates reveals why he can’t bear to part with his sprawling $130 million mansion: ‘That is a luxury’

Photo Credit: Getty Images In a surprising statement, Bill Gates stated that he doesn’t intend to part with his 66,000-square-foot mansion, despite living alone. Gates named his mansion “Xanadu 2.0” in reference to the movie Citizen Kane. With six kitchens, a 60-foot pool, and 24 bathrooms, it’s the definition of excess. He originally bought it…

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"By the time you’ve got your 4th plane I think we can all agree…"

‘You’ve got too much cash’

They don’t sell this on Amazon Prime.  A Reddit user shared a video of Jeff Bezos’ new Gulfstream G700 parked outside a Los Angeles airport. “That thing looks like it could reach low-level orbit,” marveled one commenter.  The massive $80 million private jet is nearly 110 feet long and has a 103-foot wingspan. The advanced…

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There are a number of well-known celebrities near the top of the list.

‘Where is Judge Judy going so often?’

A list of celebrity private plane owners and their emissions leaked online recently, revealing which famous people have been spewing the most harmful carbon dioxide into the atmosphere with their travel habits.  Data from the Celebrity Private Jet Tracker was posted in the r/SwiftlyNeutral subreddit. There are a number of well-known celebrities near the top…

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