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Crazy world we live in :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCcCSzqyDKQ


I don't get why govs don't  put 99.9% income tax on this f...kers ...?

There is one thing to be rich ...and another thing to be a rich asshole ...  

I don't see his purchase being bad because i see it from a different angle.

The face mask is said to be an 18-karat white gold mask decorated with 3,600 white and black diamonds and fitted with top-rated N99 filters. And because of it's features it could be said to be used as a store of value which is one of the reasons for purchase of gold and diamonds.

It could also be likened to the purchase of Bitcoin of similar amount just as a store of value and an investment also.

That's not a investment that is stupidity ,vanity and being a selfish asshole ...
If i see this guy on the street with that mask ,if i get the chance i will rob him and give the money to covid vaccine research or to the poor affected by covid ...
If he gets killed ...not one tear from me or remorse ...

We can't directly tell that these rich people are selfish. Unknowingly they might have a charity and donation programs. Besides, it's their own money, their own wealth.
We can't call them stupid either for purchasing luxuries, simply because they can afford it, they've worked hard for it. Therefore we don't have the right to demand for what he wants to do with his private life. Aren't we too harsh on them for calling them names while we're staying at the average or middle class style of living?
If ever you think these rich people did nothing to help the poor, think of it the business they built and the number of employees they have and the amount of tax they have paid to helped a certain city/community progressive.

Also, research labs have enough funds and financial support from the government. Thus, the donation will not be directed to the research company instead it would land to the governments hand most of the time. And you know what happens with extra funds that will be acquired by the government? That's how corruption began.

They say, money can't buy happiness. Now, this right here is a luxury many couldn't afford and It makes these billionaires happy.

Feeling jealous or envy would be natural for human being thats why people do call it stupid or whatever they do call to those people who do unusual stuff or shall we say isnt really that practical but to think that its their own money to spend not ours this is why we dont have any rights on how they should spend up their money even it isnt already right but its none of our business.They are financially capable of  so just let them on what
are the things they would gonna do, we can make comments and insights which is normal but we dont have the right to call them stupid or what.

Money cant really buy happiness but we do know on whats the difference if we do have this thing where everything can be purchased up according to your likes.If having this expensive mask will really make you happy then no one can stop you.When it comes to tax which op is complaining about then they are pretty aware with that.They cant just show-off in public if they are trying to hide
on what are the things that they do plan to be built.

Lastly, that mask is really expensive but it is just really meant for impressing the public but i doubt that it do still work as a regular face mask to serve its purpose. 

That millions of dollars will circulate and go under those people that either work for him or those people he wpuld help. We can't call this guy stupid or selfish since there are a lot of people living and even taking their life for granted because of these rich people. That is just the circle of life.

I guess I'm with that perspective. And besides we don't know about his life. If he has the means to buy one, then it is his choice as long as he is not harming anyone. If he just wants to showoff or not, that's his choice in life. But for us who can't afford to buy an expensive one, just be contented for what we can buy to protect ourselves from the virus. Let's just be happy for others and not be too judgmental.

Why should they pay so much in taxes just because they're rich?  If you had to pay a 99.9% income tax because you were super wealthy, who would aspire to be successful?  Besides, I'm sure the buyer pays taxes and I'm sure there's a sales tax, plus the business pays taxes every step of the way. 

I detect jealousy, which is an ugly thing.  I find it to be a bit ostentatious to be buying and wearing a mask like that, but this kind of thing was bound to get made eventually.  They make jewel-encrusted cell phone cases, fountain pens, and watches that the super-rich buy, and if you've got the money to blow on stuff like that, why not?  At least when you're paying the enormous sum of money for a trinket like this face mask you're pumping money into the economy, and that's not a bad thing.

Well said.  I don't begrudge the buyer(s) of masks like this one iota.  The uber-wealthy give the rest of us plebeians something to work toward.

Jealous on rich people ? never

How needs a cheating wife...
A spoiled brat that doesn't give a s...hit about anything just himself
Scumbag fake friends
Predators trying to take your money 24/7
Loneliness,Depression and Sleepless nights ...
Problems after problems ...
And at the end all for nothing
That 's sum's up being rich ...A wasted life.

Be careful what you wish people ... as you may get what you wish for...


You should watch Citizen Kane (1941)...

Because then they will all move elsewhere and your economy will be wrecked. Kinda like what happened in Venezuela. And if you think that you'll just take away their wealth and it will all be good, then the outcome will still be the same.

Besides, why should anyone care how other people spend their money? Economy is not a zero sum game where rich people become rich because they take something from those who are poor.

Guess you didn't watch the entire vid? Even if he is being a rich ass, he voluntarily or not, helped a few people have their jobs as well as help money circulate in the economy. 99.9% tax is a bit of a stretch, but adjusting taxes to the rich so that they could pay a bit more than average people is always welcome, but milking them out of their money (earned from hard work or not) seems stupid imo. Plus, as you said, he could've used it to fund COVID research, but I think they have enough for that with the number of countries working on it, helping the poor? Who knows if the man actually donates yearly on charity though. In the end, it all boils down to one thing, he's rich, you're not, so might as well give up your argument of what he should do since that's his life, not yours. Selfish? It doesn't take one that long to know that humans are inherently selfish, positively or negatively.

No hate for those people who can afford to buy luxurious things. But I'm curious if what's more expensive, the guy who has his face mask in gold in India or this guy?

If these people are rich and they've made it on their own, there's no need to tackle taxes or what because you will never know that they are even paying the most through taxes with their businesses and associates. We can be amazed by these purchases if they can if want to but if you don't like these purchases, keep it to yourself.

I don't think it's right to hate on someone that could afford that type of mask. It just seems you're jealous and would be willing to have that, and it makes it easy to say "there's a better way of spending it." The product itself is kind of stupid but the profit that the company, who created the mask, is going to the employees and be able to work for longer time, and especially during these times, it's better to have a job rather than be selective about what you can or cannot do.

I'm just worried about the people telling that it doesn't work as a real mask, it says on the video that it should pass the N99 European Standard, which is hugely better than average masks.

For more information: https://ellessco.com/blog/2019/12/n95-n99-n100-difference

At least in this case, the manufacturer claims that the mask was prepared as per the N99 standards. Here in India, an uber-rich loony ordered a mask made out of solid gold, which doesn't reduce the chance of COVID 19 infection. I just hope these sort of people would die from Coronavirus infection and the government will then confiscate their wealth and distribute it among the poor.

In reality, there are a lot of these people just to flex or just for clout.

Should we be jealous? I don't think so, Is it good? I think so. As @FlightyPouch said, that is just how unfair life is but it doesn't mean that flexing is just what they can do, despite them buying these luxurious things, that money circulates and helps a lot of people. It can even help us since with that huge of a tax, it can help the country and the people in need of help.

It´s just like buying an expensive watch or whatever else luxurious just because you can. In worst case, he can break out all the diamonds and sell them seperately, but I would bet he never have to do that. As for this case, it´s a nice catch of a collector and gets him some attention because of the nature of the item.

Hope there is a 14-day return policy for that mask.

Ok, the guy wears a $1.5 billion mask, but will it really help him? How does he plans to wash it? Because you cant just wear a protection mask for 24/7 and still be protected. With even hand washing, he might lose few stones from the mask or the gold becomes less shiny or becomes dull.

In the video it was mentioned that it weight more than half a pound. While other fabric masks weight less than 0.05 pound (box of 10pcs gross weight is 0.5lbp). Will he be able to wear that for few hours daily? I doubt.

Watch still has the use after the COVID is done as well, but this mask would not be useful later and nothing more than just it will become a showpiece. So, people who have money and want to be in limelight can do such things, else a normal person would use it for their purpose or will help the needy who requires in this bad phase of life.

These rich people are probably already paying enough tax on the government. And there's nothing wrong if he wants to buy an expensive mask since he's capable of buying it. Yes, it might not guarantee him that he will be safe from the virus with this expensive mask, but let him do what he wants.

It's not even selfish or stupidity because that's what rich people do. They buy expensive things because they want to. If he's selfish for buying an expensive mask for himself, does it mean all rich people are being selfish when they buy branded and expensive products just to fulfill their wants?

Stop this madness man, seriously.
You never became jealous with rich people? Then why are you here? Why did you invest in Bitcoin/cryptocurrency?
Isn't it one of your major goal is to become rich? I mean, who doesn't?

The way you're describing rich people is like the ones you watch from the movies.
Cheating wives doesn't specify a wealth status, even poor people's wives cheats.
Fake friends are everywhere, whether you're filthy rich or very poor.
Etc..
Everything you said makes no sense.

Such assholes are found around the globe. In my country a guy has got a golden face mask. When he was questioned whether this has got any advantage of it. He doesn't have any answer for the same. Compared to the guy spending $1.5 million what the guy has spend is quite low.  The Guy With Golden Mask (https://youtu.be/VA-hGXQtAdI)

We cannot say with certainty what exactly he will do with his purchase after the end of the pandemic. It's not necessary to leave it as an exhibit. He can give it for the benefit of others, as you suggest. Let's not condemn him ahead of time.

If you may know, rich people doesn't pay Taxes. Take Robert Kiyosaki's words and probably you will disagree with what you said.

Base on him, rich people doesn't pay taxes and rich businessmen also doesn't pay taxes. They have a strategy but I can't remember it correctly but I think it relates with corporation. Anyway, I don't care with this expensive face mask or anything. Let him do what they want to do. He has money, he can do anything he wants and there is nothing we can do about it.

Can you do anything about it??

if you really want to buy protection rich assholes ...you buy hazmat/nbc suits, costs around 100-1000 usd

Example:
https://www.canadianpreparedness.com/products/mira-safety-gas-mask-2/


Buying a diamond covered face mask or a gold mask is just plain stupid ... here is another question gov should ask ...how in the world did does fuckers made the money in the first place ... IRS should be all over them ...

I don't see does people knowing anything about running a business or investments ... so probably they got rich doing illegal stuff...with help from corrupt politicians .

That's unfair and sad when you see someone who pays that much for a single face mask but some people in same world, same country and maybe even same city can't buy a single mask during the covid breakout. The world is all unfair, but still we can't be jealous, this Chinese dude have this much money for it, so maybe he made some good decision is the past to be in this place and have this much money to buy this face mask.

It's 1.5 million not billion.

Half a pound is not that much, we were using 3m half masks with ammonia filters when we were cleaning the septic tanks at our farm and those things weigh 200 grams, pretty close to this, and we were doing hard work not speaking in a meeting. To go even further, gas masks used in the army are well over a pound, some even a pound and half and again you can run and jump and keep it on your head for hours without that much trouble.


Jealousy is such a bit of understatement, is pure hate, forget the golden mask, OP is wearing the rings of Sauron,he's on a full rampage, doom is coming, the economy is crashing, the riched would be impaled, but lately, it's becoming really boring.

So a guy order a 1.5 million mask, he has the money to do so, those are his money if he earns them legally he can burn them or spend them on booze or on gold necklaces for his ducks, it's his damn business. I wonder why people on this forum are getting excited and curious every time about what others do, while they all advocate for privacy at the same time love gossip so much and want to intrude in other people's life it makes me feel like I'm reading thedailymail.

It's not about having money ... it's how you made that money in the first place ...no normal biz man or investor will buy a 1.5 million junk mask ... if you made the money legal "good for you little man" ,if you made it illegal then it's time to prepare your soap


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IKbkjs8xd0

They are billionaires who doesn't care about money, they can afford it and no one can stop them
for using their own money.


More on fashinable side I guess, lol but seriously speaking that's expensive mask can feed lots of people
if this billionaires knows how to value life and money.


Given, but they still spend money in this kind of luxurious thing. 

They had money to do such things and they really earned it in some way so no need to show any jealousy if you find someone rich, just get inspired to become one who can afford such things.I see this mask meets the standard mask requirements so it is not a stupidity at all.

It is possible to buy it in the case of rich people they usually buy it in the case of luxury to show people or such expensive face masks. Face masks can never protect against the effects of the virus many people are spending their days in crisis due to the virus so using such an expensive face mask will help them a lot to help the poor people. There is no guarantee that these face masks will ever keep you completely safe.

It is still possible to get the Corona Virus because without proper hygiene, the Corona Virus can still get inside your immune system. Though buying a face mask that is already worth a thousand of face mask but we cannot blame the buyer since it is his own money. A tax would be really helpful but being a communist country already have its own benefits.

At the end of the day there is nothing to do, it is his money and he can do whatever he wants with it, however while this is without a doubt a frivolous purchase it is better than the alternative, if the rich did not spend their money on that kind of stuff then their money will be forever locked away in a bank account or a safe and this will eventually make the poor even poorer as they cannot sell useless stuff to the rich.

So instead of being mad we should be glad the rich are so willing to part away with their money.

Finally it is impossible to put a 99.9% tax not only on the rich but anyone as that will make you effectively a slave and not only this immoral and unethical we know this will limit the desire of anyone to create or to work destroying the economy in the process.

Even if this purchase will save a rich person from a virus or other diseases, then with one hundred percent accuracy or certainty we can say that no rich person will take his millions with him to the other world.

I hope he won't be throwing it after using.

Covid19 is a very historical crisis of our time, this is the first time in history where we are very much aware and we actually lockdown cities, stopping businesses to operate leading to people to be jobless rarely happen once in our life. And a facemask with diamonds on it will probably be worth more than $1.5M after years, we never know that after several years, it will be auctioned.  This is like an investment.

I do not think that there is any extra tax is required, when you have a high luxury tax when something is cheap but you buy the expensive version, that tax should be enough to cover for a lot more for the others. Let's say a mask is what, 1 dollars? Well this guy could have bought 1.5 million masks, which means he spent it on luxury, give him a luxury tax of 10% and that means he would pay 150k for buying this to the government. That is now 150k more masks for the people for free.

As you can see these type of luxury stuff would be quite easy. Someone buys a very expensive car? Give them extra 10% tax on top of the regular tax and pay the bus fee for a lot of people. You can as a government technically charge the rich people not just when they make money but also when they spend money, and I mean on anything.

Millionaires by hardwork should be respected putting so much tax on them is like they are working for somebody, and if that's the case of being rich who would aspire for it. I'm sure he does, with this so much money to spend on a very popular stuff, now in youtube there's no way the government would let that thing slide off their hands.

I can see it too from what he said, telling someone that he is 'asshole' because he can afford to buy that mask, actually he didn't bought it, he approached for the workers to customized it so he basically set a price for what he wanted it to be priced. Besides, I don't think he'll be using it casually, he'll just probably keep it for the history. What's bad is the view of the OP, if he quoted it and reason because of insensitivity on that rich businessman, though we are experiencing pandemic, there are millions of people in hunger, man you know nothing about that Chinese guy who would have know he donated a lot of his wealth for the vaccine trials and production  ???

Cry me a river ...yeah any rich guy that buys a 1.5 million  USD face mask is a asshole ... you fuckers didn't earn shit ... you just got lucky or you bribed or you got contracts via nepotism...that's how you fuckers get rich ...not by "hard work" , or a high IQ ...  so stop giving morals to us that your hard working folks ,that your  victims and crap like that ... you are not . You get rich by becoming corrupt.

If's time for the 90% to take back all we allowed you to take ... it's time for SOCIALISM.

The gold mask wont safe or reduce the chance of him getting the virus and I understand you make the above statement because you beliwve he waste the money but he actually invested the money in the gold used to make the mask cause limited there amount of gold left to mine.

Even if he die from the virus I dont see the government confiscated his wealth if they all came through legit sources.

You ain't that jealous mate but you are putting yourself into that. They are lucky and we are not, that is what life means. We can't be all rich because if that will happen, nobody will work with us nor to offer services to rich people.

He got what he wants and by that, he gains popularity in front of the biggest challenge that the world had face into. And I don't think the government will ask him for additional tax, in fact, he is also helpful to the people in the other way but because of having that gold expensive mask, that is absolutely wrong.

For me, we should not be overreacting about what a single person will do in his own life because he is free to do so whatever he wants in his life as long as he's not taking advantage from  other people. The fact that he's rich enough and is capable of buying luxurious things in life, well let him be because he deserves it. Buying an expensive mask should not be a big deal because it's his own money he is spending and not from someone elses.

And besides, he is probably not a politician that we could think that the money is coming from their people. It is actually he's own money to spend that $$$ just to have that mask from the other country. Of course, I will if I can afford to have it. This is also a kind of market collection and someday he/or the people could remember him if he'll pass away, and I think it gonna be brought into the museum.

I can't imagine how he wears that mask and walks around then see the head of the people turn around and look into him...

It could really be a headturner because thats not really an ordinary mask on where you can see on daily commute and maybe the owner do really need such attention thats why he decide to spent up some of his money
just to get that recognition or attention in the public or worldwide since its already in been known on media.People are just too sour when someone whose rich do buy up or made things that are really out of this world
kind of spending.You cant really appreciate everyone because they do always think of on how money should be spend up but its his own money then he can buy all the thing he do want.

whatever his intentions are, i guess that is one h*ll of a memorabilia of pandemic!!! since he can afford it, he doesnt have to answer to anyone why he decided to buy a very expensive mask. there are people that will really go out of the norm, whether self satisfaction, seeking attention or whatever it is in their minds. as long as he's not hurting anyone, he's free to do what he wants. after all, we are living in the free world!

This is proof that everyone's tax payments must be different, because people like in the video are supposed to pay more taxes.
But anyone is free to spend their money on anything, we shouldn't blame the person in the video for buying face mask for $ 1.5
million. Because it belongs to him, he is free to buy anything. But in conditions of economic crisis like now it is better if we want
to buy luxury goods not shown to the public. Because it can hurt some people's feelings.

Exactly. I do not get this people trying to justify the spending of another person like what the hell is wrong with that? That is their money and they have the right to spend however they want to spend as long as it is in moral and legal standards. This people getting crazy over someone who buys something luxury is an indication that you are just jealous and that all you can do is complain how other spend their money while you just sit on your poor ass.

I agree on that but there are also those that aren't.

Some of them might be those guys that wanted to help and they are thinking maybe that instead of spending those big amount in a single mask, he could just buy a bunch of cheaper face masks and maybe the rest of it he/she can use to help other people that are struggling during this pandemic. We can't actually tell them that and as you said, it is their money, it is their's to decide.

Then we can just let those kind of people to think what they want,
The guy in the video is just one of the many type of people who are rich enough to spend their money in their own ways. We don't have any rights to judge him for where he spend his money. We don't know his whole story, who knows, maybe he had some charity helping a lot of people, and buying this expensive mask is just one of his ways to appreciate himself.

That’s how some of the crazy rich do with their money, they always wanted to be different among the rest but if its a politician who owns it then it will be a different story. We cannot easily justify the purpose of the owner of that mask, the piece could also be consider an investment since everything thats made of gold and diamonds is an easy sell.

Its easily saleable but only will be worth more for gold if the gold prices continue to rise or which is at present levels is also high. So, if the prices falls then it will be loss to the owner and also there are making charges being involved which will get reduce while time of selling. So, might not be a worthy investment for me.

That is another way of looking it. We are talking about a mask with 18-karat gold encrusted with 3,600 white and black diamond, it may be an asset but if we will be basing what Mr Isaac Levy said,


That means he wants to use it and not just as an asset which he will sell. Either way, if I will be the one asked for this, I will not buy this.Maybe I'll just reinvest in some good crypto currencies in the market especially bitcoin. That is my opinion though since as Mr. Levy said in the end, they will just find another guys to buy a more expensive mask means this is like a competition to them.

I don't see the point of getting worked up and being petty because a guy bought an expensive face mask.

no offence, but why? so the person can become as miserable as you?

it is ok to be jealous but it is pathetic to be jealous, an asshole and petty.  :(

I would have said that buying a face mask that is worth millions is kind of a dumb thing to do, but then people make their money and it’s none of my business what they choose to be buying with it, it’s all their choice. I have learnt to mind my business I’m cases like this.

I have also seen comments from people saying that he was going to be using the face mask as a store of value, well if that’s case, then there is nothing wrong with it. It’s just like me and my friends , when they see me buying Bitcoin they think that I’m really stupid, and that’s because they think that Bitcoin is worthless. You may be seeing value in something but others won’t see it that same way, until they come to understand it the way you do, which definitely not everyone will understand. So just do your thing and kind your business.

Obviously the guy who commissioned it wants to wear it and gets all the attention, this guy is filthy rich to wear a face mask that's worth, you see how people will do to get attention, and I don't think it's a waste of money the guy is a businessman and he wants to make an investment out of it, and the pandemic is a big opportunity.

What's the matter afraid you going to end up eating with a normal spoon like the rest of us ,90% of the world ?  ;D

Tax ,tax and tax the rich it's time you the rich become like us ,we are all in this together so it's time for the rich to pay also not just the poor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S4ToE8oGVw


Spend it or prepare for taxes !!!

They talk in this topic like they are rich but they are poor

So if you are really rich prove it :

Buy something from Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&linkCode=ll2&tag=&linkId=0009073cc23bd5f0e03a88376d51c016&_encoding=UTF8&tag=spy100-20&linkCode=ur2&linkId=1a6c45f248ad22925699a4c98c50c0ba&camp=1789&creative=9325)

Using the link above so you prove you rich ...buy something above 10k right now ! Rich man  ;D


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3vOeCkeCNA

Lol! I guess being petty is ok as long as you are poor haha. also, I am far from being rich(if I am the one you are talking about on your latest post) but I'd rather be poor than being poor, jealous and petty. you can tax them all you want it is just sad seeing someone being so worked up at something so trivial as this. although it is insensitive especially during this crisis nonetheless it is still trivial and is not worth being worked up about it. anyway, I hope you have a good day/afternoon/evening whatever time it is in your area  :).

If you are willing to pay 99.9% of income tax then you can demand that to others, if that individual made the money through his hard work and if he wants to spend that by making a golden toilet or mask, it is his choice and what is the problem if he wants that. If you are coming up with that idea then anyone who are poor should be punished as well as they are lazy as fuck and so is the reason they are still poor. So think twice what you are wishing for and let him enjoy his perils.

Are you a socialist? Who gives you the right to steal from people? Maybe he worked hard to get his first million and then money made money.

It's easy to make money when you already have a lot. Those who have 50 million dollars or more can make another million every year just by moving their money around while we poor people work hard to get 10 thousand a year but I wouldn't try to steal from them. Property is untouchable.

It's insane purchase to us ordinary citizens just looking at buying these kind of things that aren't necessary in times of pandemic but to rich people it's just normal to them and we cannot dictate them what to do with their money or whatever they wanna buy even economic crisis is still with us. Maybe that's his investments and he can always sold it anyway when is bored already with that face mask or probably he just bought it for fame and to be talk about in the internet. Anyways, that's his money and we just leave it there.

Yes i am a socialist !

Actually it is incidents such as this one which fuels the rise of socialists. There is already so much of hatred against the uber-rich and the populist politicians (on both sides of the spectrum) usually make use of these sentiments for their own benefit. Under such circumstances, it is the duty of the rich to not to show around their wealth, at least during these depressing times.

there are more crazier things than this but this buying and selling expensive item is simillar to bidding and its already part of our culture . they already charge a tax for this because we even get charge by a tax on cheaper items but that tax wont be 99 percent , thats too much .  mask is trendy now and those guys wanted to show off  .

 regular mask , that one that we used are also getting expensive now but there would still be people that will get angry to this because of how they waste money

If rich people are wasting their money, then someone will get benefited from that wasted money. If the stored it rather than wasting then that will be more harmful to the economy.
But, yes you can question their morality, that they can help directly to the poor people rather than spending it on expensive products.

This one will surely be remembered and for sure it will really be set out on Guinness world records for the most expensive mask on this pandemic situation we are in.You are definitely right on what you do said
that his intentions might really be different on what most people are speculating on but we dont know on whats inside on his mind on making such step or purchase but surely this one do make out some buzz
that really caught publics attention not only on the streets but also to people worldwide since internet is everywhere and when a thing had been published then it do easily scattered and been known to people.
We are indeed living on a free world but criticisms do surely exist forever yet human beings do had always have a thing to say.

In some nations even punishments are tied to your earnings did you know that? So for example let's say you are a regular person who makes minimum wage, you do something mildly illegal, not enough to put you in jail, but enough that you pay a fine, like let's say driving through red light but not hitting anyone, so they pull you over and charge you and give you a fine, if you are minimum wage person you get let's say 50 bucks, but if you are mark Zuckerberg you get like a million dollars fine instead.

All because if you are richer and you do something like that you should contribute to the public a lot more than someone who earns a minimum wage. I think that would be a great way to start in all nations, fine people according to how much they make not according to law they break.

I have already read some article and watched some news about the most expensive mask in the world that is made out of precious stones making it a lot very expensive compare to the masks that are commercially being sold for medical use amid with the existence of the covid-19 pandemic. Well, as for me it serves no use because of being too much expensive, it is catchy to the eyes of the thieves out there because of the price value it do have due to the precious stones embedded in the mask. It serves no use if your aim is to use it outdoors to keep yourself safe from the virus.

But on the other side, maybe there is a purpose why that Chinese guy have bought such expensive mask and that is maybe to make it for cause program and what he have spent might be used by the ones who have made the mask for a greater purpose of helping other people that is affected by the pandemic. But if the real aim is just to expose his wealth and to serve no purpose for doing such, what I can say is that it is a not so wise spending because money is a great need at times like this and unnecessary expenditure of money into precious things just to satisfy your wants it very not essential. But in the end, it is his own money so he have a say on how he will make use of it. It is just that he must have spend it for some greater purpose.

As you said, we don't know this Chinese guy.

But based on the video we can conclude that he just wanted to buy a mask and rub it in on those people that are jealous of him because he's rich. The guy on the video said that the Chinese guy wanted to use or wear it and walk around to get the attention. There are kinds of people like that and maybe as you said, it might just a way for him to appreciate himself.

This video has more not like than like. I also disagree with this extravagance. A luxury tax should be applied to these face masks.
In this way, the contribution collected could reach the people most affected by Covid19 in that country.

Hehe, 1.5 M for a face mask! That's something!
"I am happy that this mask gave us enough work for our employees to be able to provide their jobs in very challenging times like these times right now".
It's what the salesman said (or this is the owner of the jewelry shop), anyway he live in the reality, he will make anything for you as long as you have money to pay for that. And I don't see anything wrong in that, he is just a businessman.
On other side buyer will have to wear a half a pound heavy mask, that worth 1.5M dollars.

Based on the attachment video url in YouTube provided by the OP, the most expensive mask was commissioned by a Chinese business man to fight against the covid-19 and it was worthwhile to provide this Chinese man a fulfillment to have one for his own satisfaction. The ones who have arranged and made the most expensive mask is also up into a challenge if other company releases a more expensive mask compared to what they have crafted and state to find another rich client that will spend money to commission another more expensive mask to be classified as the most expensive mask in the world.

Seems like they are just doing it for self satisfaction and no valid reason to do such except the purpose of the mask which is to fight back against the spread of the virus. I just wonder, why it is in need to buy such expensive mask when you can have a normal N99 mask that are in the same purpose to protect yourself from the potential spread of virus through water droplets. For me it is just to showcase his money on the crowd which is a nonsense and unwise spending of money at times like this wherein you can buy medical essentials, foods and goods with $1.5M that can also help lots of people in need. Anyway, it is his money so it's his will on where he would spend it but that was just unlikely to spend it into having a most expensive mask that have the same purpose with the normal ones what the difference is just it have precious stones embedded on it.

I think this is just one way to become famous. As you can see, it's an unusual mask, it's still very valuable for resale. that is why he used money to become famous and get to many major newspapers. Rich people tend to think very differently, since they have a lot of options and we should get used to it.

That explains a lot.

So, you like to put your hands in other people's pockets and tell them how they should live their lives.
Is there anything else we should know about your political views?


Correct thinking. A money put in motion always helps someone. There's plenty of luxury goods being sold all over the world and there's no crying about a billionaire who bought a helicopter or an island but a stupid mask makes people angry.

Bernard Madoff  was a democrat ... Trump republican ... corruption does not care about political affiliation ... etc etc

Socialist believe in equality ...if your rich how did you get the money can you prove that you made it 100% legit ?

Of course anybody can be a thief or an asshole but that doesn't change the fact that socialists are snooping in other people's pockets and instead of focusing on ways to make money they'd rather take money from someone else.

Yes they want equality and that's why they will never achieve anything because equality is unnatural.

If I'm rich, what's it to you how I made my money? Do all rich people have to explain themselves to you now?

What that is a pretty silly thing to have made seems like a very strange thing to have a super expensive fashion version of.
I guess they are not expecting to go back to normal anytime soon.

Yeah they do ...via the so called  IRS or something similar in other countries ...  

An N99 mask made out of gold and studded with black diamonds. Made in Israel. Ordered from China..

While you all debate about how this "guy" is just a rich asshole, you miss the real deal. The Chinese will be taking it to their copying department, replace the diamonds with other shiny stuff and start advertising about 100$ mask made of artificial diamonds available for sale by 100s at Alibaba. The consumers in the capitalist countries would soon be ordering these to catch in on the latest trends.

I feel sorry for that Israeli guy talking about " We hope more people order it and we can make an even more expensive mask". No my friend, you just did the design for the Chinese team. Now just sit-back and watch for the "Manufactured in China, Designed in Israel" tag.

There is really no guarantee, anyone can contact a lot of ways. The face mask won’t cover your eyes or does it? And it’s not just about wearing face masks, you also have to be very careful and keep distance and wash hands regularly, so it’s not just about wearing masks. This mask of $1 million will not do anything different from what those cheaper face masks would do. So, it’s of no use.

What I am learning from this topic is, there are rich people on this Earth who may spend their money lavishly to anything so why not into bitcoin when they happen to know about bitcoins. When rich people adopting bitcoins then we can easily see bitcoin markets will be testing million-dollar levels in quicker time than what most experts speculate.

I don't really mind rich people spending their money the way they like. Do you know why a face mask doesn't hurt me? Because I saw sheikh's palace, people in UAE who pay 100k USD for a personalized license plate, gold and silver plated ferraris, private jets and all that. A face mask will at least look nice on a shelf, what about a million dollar dinner with Warren?

People can use their money just as they want and at least in this case he wasn't hurting anyone. I am willing to bet that some of your purchaces aren't ethical at all when you buy cheap stuff.

And i am betting you will get called being selfish asshole yourself for holding Bitcoin in the future because that's going to be a status symbol as well.

Sorry but I do not see how this makes sense especially when the crime is not related to money, I could understand different monetary penalties if a person stole one dollar compared to one that stole one million, in that example it will make sense that the punishments are different as the amount stolen is different.

But when the crime is the same and the only difference is the income of the two persons then the penalty should be the same and as far as I know this is the case in most countries of the world, could you give an example of a country in which this is different? Because you seem to state that there are some countries like that already.

I can't agree.

People can spend their money in a way they want. I am not going to argue about it. But we are facing this terrible calamity in which close to 1 million people have died already. And now this guy want to show off his wealth by wearing his multi-million USD mask. Is this the right occasion? To show off his wealth when so many people are dying?

Health is wealth , using such amount to purchased  face mask nothing wrong about that, because if you use $1.5million to buy what will protect you to do your business  and  also give you free  movement.

thats why they are called rich because they are capable of buying anything they want,spending all their life in accumulating money so in time they need nothing to worry about.

I  dont see whats the problem with that?Let it go mate ,one day if you become a billionaire?for sure you will understand why this man need to buy that expensive mask.

People are always going to be extraordinarily lavish. I don’t see any issue with this however I would consider him a selfish asshole if he never does any good for anyone else ( never contributes to charity etc). Hard to see something like this when so many are struggling.

indeed in any situation people always innovate which is sometimes not natural to do, but the problem is that many rich people really want to be different and want to be more than others because they can afford to be able to do that because money is not the main reason for them, the main thing is them. can appear more fashionable and be admired by what is used. the more difficult it is to make and scarce, the more people are looking for it from people who have money.

we do live in a time when everything needs to be fashionable and renewable and the rarest.

And besides, it's their country where the COVID-19 started so it's fine that he help someone if that his/her true intention but I doubt it. Who will buy a face mask that cost too much? What's the purpose of buying something like this? Does it really help people? partially yes.

Instead of spending those $1.5 million into an expensive, it should've been donated to the organization that helps fight the pandemic. Sometimes, in some situations like this, it shows that rich people are really stupid.

Well, 99% taxes on people so rich doesn't seem to make sense, but I do agree that at least a 50% should be applied.

Being rich and being an idiot are two very different things. I think this dude is just an idiot with money, you could also see the same type of stuff on instagram with "rich kids of xxx" or whatever and you see them spending money on useless stuff not realizing how hard it is to make that money. This dude is either a second generation rich person or he is just an idiot who is trying to compensate for the poor years.

If you are so rich, get regular mask like everyone, or maybe find one that is 10-20 bucks which should be quite expensive honestly and would be more than enough for you, and if you want to show off, just buy a super car with it, nobody says go donate it (which he should if he can afford to) but at least spend it on something that makes a bit of sense so that it would be a logical expense.

Yes maybe they are crazy inventing that very expensive mask but if you look at the other side,it is not an ordinary mask that you can wear anytime and can be use to avoid the covid virus. Instead, It has a value like bitcoin. It is composed of white gold and diamonds , so it is also an investment that designed as a face mask to attract the attention of the people and they coincided with the time when everyone used the mask.

I agree with you..  btw, whatever starting layer protects the mask (diamond, gold or silver) does not really change the real function of the mask, which is to protect the breath from the threat of viruses that spread in the air.  so actually, the main purpose of that man is just to attract attention and invest too..

I agree with this, anyone that is rich and has earned his money in a lawful way should be able to spend it in whatever they want, however it is clear to me that this person is probably just trying to show off his wealth, which is silly because there is always someone that is better than you so there is no point in trying to show off how rich you are when there are many people that are probably richer than you.

As such it is important not only for those that are rich but for everyone to always think about the utility of whatever they are buying because that expensive face mask is probably less effective than the one that you can buy for cheap so it is a useless item that is not worth that much money.

This face mask is not even safe to wear on you face because it has no respirator which makes breathing to be more difficult. This might not be totally be protective against the virus like other face mask such as N95. It is probably produced limitedly for people who like seeking attention of the public which means their aim has been achieved at they are now being noticed and reported on many news outlet

I think that's one factor that he wants to achieve here. Attention from public and he already got it! But I seriously doubt he is using that mask on his day to day basis. Maybe, this item is just some sort of memorabilia for him, a very expensive one. Just for display and not really to be used in public places. He can do whatever he wants as it is his money. So no problem on my side. Maybe he is looking for its future value so it is like buying an expensive asset.

It seems that a trend like this has become a commodity for some people who do have money and are looking for sensation, we cannot avoid the behavior of people like that because they have money and have the right to do whatever they want even though the main goal is not achieved, but they can give other benefits. namely better known and show to the public they are capable and are the first to use.

This kind of behavior is not only because of masks, just try it if we look at the personal accessories used such as shoes at a high price because they are only limited in production in the world and people are scrambling to own them even though the price is no longer reasonable.
maybe not long ago there was an Oreo that cost one to expensive because it was made limited by certain brands.

We have to understand because they have money and are able to buy and their goal is to be the first to be the first to buy expensive limited products in the world.

We should not rely on mask alone, It's not just the mask that can save us from getting infected from covid-19. It may help also but we still need to be careful and follow safety measures implemented by the government.
Because no matter how expensive your mask is, if you just rely on it and you don't follow the protocol, it also doesn't matter, you can still get sick.