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Trophy trees are the latest status symbol for the rich and famous.

That is not entirely accurate. In fact, the trend has been in place for some time. Please refer to the current range of products on offer. Why preserve old forests when you can buy the best pieces together for your own nice reality?

In search of the perfect garden, the super-rich are paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to bring in huge old trees by helicopter, barge or flatbed lorry. Create your ideal world and buy it. Nature can be privatised without restrictions. Make a new status symbol of your own. Privatisation without restrictions is what it's all about. The world is like a luxury shop for them. They don't care about the impact on nature. It's all so they can have their cake and eat it.

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At some point, most people with a lot of money lose their grip, to put it nicely. They really think they are just ordinary people like you and me. And they live in their self-deceptive bubble.... They think they are normal because they did it all themselves, which is a complete distortion of reality when it comes to bequeathing wealth. Even if you started out at some point and happened to bet on the right business model for the future, the accumulation of money becomes self-running without you doing anything.

The world is not a self-service shop where you can make your own rules that only benefit yourself. Normal people can't do that..... Social competence is probably not their core competence.

Perhaps you could consider doing something for nature or people without expecting anything in return. It might be a good idea to try to put your ego to one side for a while.

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2,000 year old Olive tree in Greece