I know I’ve blogged about  excessive wealth before. But today I saw another example of it that blew my mind.

Parked at the Waterfront was the Octopus yacht, a 130m, $200million vessel that has 60 crew and can take 100 people on board comfortably. It has two helicopter pads, a movie theater, 41 suites, a recording studio, a basketball court and two submarines. It even has a smaller yacht that is used to transport people to it.

I understand that this ship is also used for scientific research. But it’s primary purpose is for entertainment.

With the amount spent on it, R3 billion, and the annual maintenance cost of around R300 million, the money from that boat could have been used to change hundreds of thousands of lives.

Instead, it’s a monument to excessiveness.

I hope that if I, or anyone I know, acquires that level of wealth, we’ll spend on changing peoples lives instead of spending it so lavishly on ourselves.

Image is of the Octopus at the Waterfront

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