wealth
how does one measure wealth? money is conveniently easy to quantify. though there are other methods. my favorite is the number of wylands you have seen. pretty sure i've seen more than donald trump. others are happiness, grandchildren, trees, sunshine, and bathrooms. wealth is a touchy subject to talk about. you make a statement that implies you're richer than someone else and their immediate reaction is, oh no you're not! you may have more money but i've got more < insert random tangible/intangible > than you and that's what's truly important. great. stand in it. i don't talk about wealth to rub your nose in my perception of your lack of it. i talk about wealth because some aspect of it is fascinating, like ecuador's decision to use u.s. dollars as their currency. or broken, like taxes.