Wealth needs power to survive!

[Taricoins]

I would rather agree if the sentence is "wealth requires knowledge (intelligence) to preserve it" the word to refute it is if someone who is rich then try to find power by thinking to preserve his wealth but on the one hand he is not so smart it will be useless too, which actually makes his wealth decrease, we know that financing political relations is not cheap, especially if you run yourself to get a seat of government that costs much more expensive.

And the fact behind it is if there are rich people who are getting richer are those who know how to get power at a much cheaper price but can be a strong position.

I have this sick idea that wealth can be built on the level of tenacity, smartness and the available opportunities present to a particular person but to sustain it, I feel you have to dip your hands into unethical activities, and that wealth invariably needs power to strive and power was not meant to be held by one person.

The powerful will always strive to keep power to continue there wealth and the tenacious and smart ones will always try to take that power from off there hands, that's the battle everyday to sustain wealth.

[DrBeer]

A wise man once told; "In nature, if a monkey hoarded one trillion bananas, the other monkeys would beat that monkey to death and take its bananas." It sounds persuasive, until you confuse wealth with inventory. Imagine the monkeys do exactly that. That kill the richest monkey, convinced they are about to divide unimaginable riches among themselves. Justice has been served, equality restored. But when they gather around the fortune, there is no mountain of bananas waiting for them.
The trillion bananas were ownership in a company that grew banana farms, built irrigation systems, designed banana launching rockets. And supplied distant troops that could not grow bananas themselves. The wealth existed because one monkey was organizing capital, coordinating labour, taking risks, and solving problems that no one else could.

This reveals a distinction that envy rarely understands. Wealth is often not s pile of assets waiting to be divided. It is the continuous output of knowledge, leadership, organization and judgement. Destroy the source and the stream dries up. It also explain why wealth alone is never enough.

The wealthy are perpetual targets of resentment, often from those who already possess considerable wealth. Success attracts competitors, great success attracts coalitions.

Power changes that calculation. When people sense that wealth is protected by influence, alliances, institutional support or the capacity to retaliate, their envy usually remains inside their minds. They may still resent you, but they become far more careful acting on that resentment. Power transforms hostile intentions into private thoughts.

That is why wealth creates opportunities but power preserves it.
The greatest fortunes rarely survived through money alone. (Even Elon Musk once aligned with Donald Trump) The greatest fortunes survive because they were surrounded by network, institutions, reputation, political influence, strategic alliances, or capabilities that made attacking them expensive.

"A wise man once told; "In nature, if a monkey hoarded one trillion bananas, the other monkeys would beat that monkey to death and take its bananas." It sounds persuasive, until you confuse wealth with inventory. Imagine the monkeys do exactly that. That kill the richest monkey, convinced they are about to divide unimaginable riches among themselves. Justice has been served, equality restored. But when they gather around the fortune, there is no mountain of bananas waiting for them." - It was precisely this idea of "taking from the rich and distributing it" that formed the basis of communist ideology... This ideology ultimately claimed more lives than any other in the history of humankind.

I highly recommend that you read the book "Heart of a Dog" by Mikhail Bulgakov. Believe me-it will leave a lasting impression on you! It offers a very nuanced description of the ideology of the lumpenproletariat, which you mentioned in the excerpt above.
 

[Sammye3]

First off I don't think you can build wealth without power in the first place and anyone who has built wealth, did so with power. Now I'm not talking about inherited wealth because it is very possible for a powerful man to acquire wealth and then his children because they were born into money already may not full understand the concept of power and if that powerful man dies, you will see alot of flies coming around to pick out his wealth from.his children. I have seen this play out a lot of times, normally people think having money automatically equals having power but that's not how it works at all so yeah you still need power regardless and thats why rich people tend to put their own in power so they can sustain the wealth.

The popular saying "with great power comes great responsibility" has a similar translation to the topic in question. Power could be seen as qualifier while wealth is seen as a quantifier, both are very important but could be seen in a different light. One with power would need wealth to sustain that power, but one with wealth does not necessarily need power to function, as power is an entity that does not have any qualifications but basically a measure of wealth.

[Abdulzuruku01]

True.

Imagine a very wealthy man who lives in the slums. Every man there will probably have an evil intention against him just to claim all that wealth. But when a wealthy man gains power and connections from the authorities or government officials, you cannot even touch them anymore. Just the thought of robbing their wealth comes to mind, but it will never be done.

I agree that wealth needs power to survive, especially if it is a big wealth that we are talking about. Money that will flow for a long time and probably be a family business. Actually, power will come to them as many investors will come in and offer something for money. So, there are times when it automatically comes to the wealthy man.

Yeah, Think about someone who is rich but has no influence or protection, people around will always try to take advantage of them. In my opinion when a wealthy person also has power and good connections with authorities, no one will even think of touching them. Forr a big wealth that needs to last for generations, you really need power to protect it, a lot of times that power comes naturally too. When you have money, investors and important people will come to you, and that gives you influence.

Wealth and power usually end up going together because wealth alone isn't enough to last if you are rich without protection, people will target you. Come to think of it, it's will be hard for people to get close to someone that is rich and have securities agencies protecting them in other to harm them. Your wealth and health will be safe from any harm when you have power.

[Thomas krik]

I will say this is a broad argument, not a global rule. Some fortunes have been protected through power and influence, while others have been lost despite having both. Also some wealthy people have preserved their wealth mainly through strong businesses, sound management, and the rule of law rather than political power. So it’s best understood as a perspective on how wealth and power often interact

[Dareo]

First off I don't think you can build wealth without power in the first place and anyone who has built wealth, did so with power. Now I'm not talking about inherited wealth because it is very possible for a powerful man to acquire wealth and then his children because they were born into money already may not full understand the concept of power and if that powerful man dies, you will see alot of flies coming around to pick out his wealth from.his children. I have seen this play out a lot of times, normally people think having money automatically equals having power but that's not how it works at all so yeah you still need power regardless and thats why rich people tend to put their own in power so they can sustain the wealth.

Power helps to protect wealth, it is true but power does not only mean political influence or big name. Sometimes people's trust and strong business relationships also act as a form of power. Many small businesses have also survived for years because their customers trust them, then there are also examples where the business did not survive due to wrong decisions despite having a lot of money and influence.  So power is necessary to retain wealth but if that power is not based on trust and skill, it is difficult to survive for a long time with influence alone.

[MRY]

First off I don't think you can build wealth without power in the first place and anyone who has built wealth, did so with power. Now I'm not talking about inherited wealth because it is very possible for a powerful man to acquire wealth and then his children because they were born into money already may not full understand the concept of power and if that powerful man dies, you will see alot of flies coming around to pick out his wealth from.his children. I have seen this play out a lot of times, normally people think having money automatically equals having power but that's not how it works at all so yeah you still need power regardless and thats why rich people tend to put their own in power so they can sustain the wealth.

Power helps to protect wealth, it is true but power does not only mean political influence or big name. Sometimes people's trust and strong business relationships also act as a form of power. Many small businesses have also survived for years because their customers trust them, then there are also examples where the business did not survive due to wrong decisions despite having a lot of money and influence.  So power is necessary to retain wealth but if that power is not based on trust and skill, it is difficult to survive for a long time with influence alone.

It takes many people to really trust me to gears wheels of the economy moving rapidly on a daily basis. I believe that the hearts of the buyers are strong sources of power, since they feel safe when conducting transactions in the market. Small stores can withstand the test of time since they always fulfill the promises they are willing to give their regular shoppers all year round.

[Obari]

Power changes that calculation. When people sense that wealth is protected by influence, alliances, institutional support or the capacity to retaliate, their envy usually remains inside their minds. They may still resent you, but they become far more careful acting on that resentment. Power transforms hostile intentions into private thoughts.

That is why wealth creates opportunities but power preserves it.
The greatest fortunes rarely survived through money alone. (Even Elon Musk once aligned with Donald Trump) The greatest fortunes survive because they were surrounded by network, institutions, reputation, political influence, strategic alliances, or capabilities that made attacking them expensive.

You made a great post and this is why the major tool of the rich against masses is poverty and that's why ebb the politicians in power find it very difficult to elevate their people out of poverty because they believe if they keep holding what they people needs, they would always keep being subjected to them.

Getting rich is the first step but where the major work lies is maintaining the roaches created which is always a very difficult one and there's also this saying that, "no matter how we spend money wether wisely or unwisely, it would still finish" and the that's why I personally that staying roach and wealthy is a great skill.

People have different definitions of power which is truly the sustainer of wealth and one of the best powers is love because I do believe that, if one is genuinely loved, people wouldn't want to hurt them and one of the ways to be loved is through charity and philanthropic support which the rich and the wealthy already understands that's why we see them indulge in charity works to please the heart of their people. So I believe to truly stay feared is to stay loved.

[Shinpako09]

Indeed. Before I wonder why others buy expensive cars even if they don't need it that much, but it turns out some are buying to be in the same circle with others who have the same status. Once you enter their circle, you get connection to them and even better opportunities.

In third-world countries, others even laugh or mock those owners because they thought it's useless since they can't even use its full potential with the road and traffic conditions they have. But what they don't know is they are not using it just as a ride, their main purpose for buying it is to get in the circle. That is the power that an expensive car could give you.

It's not all the time, but if you want to maintain your status, you should also surround yourselves with people with the same status.

[Anthony Bill]

The following will be the surviver of wealth: 1: wisdom, when you have wisdom that helped you to achieved those wealth, it will make your wealth to continue to grow to give you joy. 2: involving yourself in different sources of income is another power that will make you stand strong in deflation season because that is the season many investors lost it to deflation. 3: Good environment is another power you will have that will make your investment to continue growing to produce more investments.

[Inior]

Wealth is also power but one of my mentor said when you get to the point of Wealth your competition changes, now you're not just competing with business men or wealthy people, you'll be competing with smart people like yourself, and powerful individuals with alot of resources including those private informations that are worth millions of dollars that aren't available to the common man. He continued by saying information at that level is the key to everything because even the money becomes a mere tool for operation. So in other words my whole point can be summerised that knowledge and resourcesful connections is the power to sustain Wealth.

This is definitely still thesame principles as those for building Wealth the only difference is the kind of knowledge/information and connection that is required at every financial level to scale up.

[BTC FutureKing]

It is not only necessary to have wealth, but also to have strength and a strong system to protect and maintain it. Because if a person has wealth and does not have a strong system to protect it, then other people can easily get this wealth. It is not only necessary to earn wealth, but strength and protection are needed to benefit from it. Here, strength does not only mean physical strength, but also intelligence and good abilities, because we create benefits for ourselves with our intelligence. If we make a mistake, we may also suffer losses tomorrow. This proves that strength protects wealth. Without it, wealth cannot be safe for long. This also gives us progress, in which we only benefit.

Another strength is from the way we manage his finances, I agree with what you say the strength and a strong system to protect and maintain it must be considered also, a person who can acquire wealth but can not protect it will be easy to fall into bankruptcy.

And with power sometimes it follows by itself but if someone who is rich has a goal to have power can also do it directly, because wealth is certainly a support for obtaining power.

Strength doesn't really mean physical strength cause I doubt most wealthy mean are physical strong to fight against criminals that try to steal their wealth but network and security including digital security, that's why many wealthy people employ guards to secure them, their families and properties then store their wealth in Gold, stock and digital currencies like Bitcoin.

 Having wealth is very important but security of it both physically and digital is in important, in Africa most wealthy people doesn't end in physical and online security, they also go extra mile to protect themselves and wealth spiritually, it would be tough for people to comprehend but it's a fact.

People who are rich hire the most modern security forces for their protection because they need the protection of their family as well as their wealth.That is why as time goes by in the past, theft and fraud were very rare but now people are preferring to rob others instead of working hard and trying and theft and fraud are becoming very common.That is why people have also modernized security using intelligence. Now even if you are not present at the shop or at home you can protect everything you have because of the camera.There are other ways like alarms etc.that immediately alert you of danger.It is also true that people have started investing in platforms like gold and Bitcoin to increase their wealth because sooner or later you will definitely make a profit.

[WhoYouCantKill]

The popular saying "with great power comes great responsibility" has a similar translation to the topic in question. Power could be seen as qualifier while wealth is seen as a quantifier, both are very important but could be seen in a different light. One with power would need wealth to sustain that power, but one with wealth does not necessarily need power to function, as power is an entity that does not have any qualifications but basically a measure of wealth.

Right, power can not function properly if it has nothing to back it but wealth can function without power, that is why one who have power needs wealth to sustain it because most people believe wealth to be the source of power in their lives. But, it's necessary for one to learn disciplined or self control so that they won't mismanage their wealth as it will become a problem to their lives because some people allow their wealth to create a big mess in their lives.

[Cookdata]

I have this sick idea that wealth can be built on the level of tenacity, smartness and the available opportunities present to a particular person but to sustain it, I feel you have to dip your hands into unethical activities, and that wealth invariably needs power to strive and power was not meant to be held by one person.

The powerful will always strive to keep power to continue there wealth and the tenacious and smart ones will always try to take that power from off there hands, that's the battle everyday to sustain wealth.

What did you just say!

Now this depend on the kind of wealth you are building. If your job requires you to lobby some politcal people, you are definitely going to make some moves that are not going to be friendly, they might be friendly to who you want it from but they can be dirty. Some business can't survive if you don't do it the street ways, you will have to make some moves that you will even be call a greedy person but the game is the game, I'm not justifying anything but that's how many people keep their wealth.

However, there are ways to keep your wealth without without getting dirty. I'm gong to use Bitcoin as example, there is this wallet that invested 7 figures in Bitcoin and lookonchain was alerted that the wallet moves the coins from old wallet to a new wallet, it may be for their fair of Quantum speculations that was going around, the figure was motivating how a single sat has not be sold till now. There many other wallets that have not sold a single sat and they are preserving their wealth without getting their hands dirty. There are other ways to get your wealth clean without any dirty games.

[Hardyrobust]

It is an obvious truth that wealth is not just the money that people have in there account. Behind the wealth lies someone that has the skills, effort and what it takes to be able to preserve it. If the person isn't there the wealth may be easy to inherit but preserving it will become a problem because the skills to preserve it isn't there.
Morealso, wealth and power are two different thing. It is possible for someone to be powerful or influential without being wealthy, likewise someone can be wealthy without being influential or powerful.
It maybe easy to build wealth but to preserve it is something that is challenging