It's taking the premise of Brewster's Millions, which required that he not only spend the money, but that he has to have nothing left at the end, including assets. So, buying a house doesn't work because you still own the house.

Obviously there are still plenty of ways to drop millions on stuff without having anything to show for it. Hell, it's probably easier now than ever before. Just become a whale for a mobile game and you're there.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Just become a whale for a mobile game and you’re there.

I'd rather literally burn all that cash

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well if taking the rules literally, that's allowed too!

As long as you resist whatever urge you might have to throw out the ashes before you get the billion, you're not throwing them away!

[–] Makeitstop@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I wanna say they specifically called out property destruction as being against the rules. And overpaying as well iirc, so you can't offer someone millions for a sandwich that you then eat.

Plus, if we're being pedantic, burning the money isn't spending it, which is what he is supposed to do.

The movie also has the advantage of having a contract that presumably covers any other loopholes the audience thinks of, but which they don’t explicitly address in the script. Once you take it out of a movie and start treating it like a challenge to be solved, you can no longer hide behind some unseen fine print.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

they specifically called out property destruction as being against the rules

Not in this meme, which is what I'm referring to.

And overpaying as well

So that rules out spending them in the US and several other countries..

In under-regulated capitalism, prices aren't set at what's fair, they're at the maximum that they can get away with without losing too many sales/clients.

That's by definition overpaying from the perspective of the buyer/client.

Plus, if we're being pedantic

We are indeed. Carry on, good sir/madam/cuttlefish

burning the money isn't spending it, which is what he is supposed to do.

Damn, you got me there. Good point 😁

The movie

Again, I was referring to the meme only, not the movie that inspired the premise

also has the advantage of having a contract that presumably covers any other loopholes the audience thinks of

That's a mountain sized presumption..

Once you take it out of a movie and start treating it like a challenge to be solved, you can no longer hide behind some unseen fine print.

Good. Genies have had it too good for too long 😛

[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Excuse me, but my waifu has plenty of assets!

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Mobile game, uhg! Think of the services: a month’s worth of the best eats: 90 meals from the world’s 100 most famous chefs, each flown in to serve you. (Presumably 10% would decline even $1m for a single meal.) Concerts from semi-famous bands every three nights. Boom, $100m spent!

Mobile games are easier and funnier though 😉