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The very wealthy spend lots of money on private security. Look up Erik Prince and his crazy family... DeVos etc. When Gates spoke at my uni (this was 20 years ago) he arrived in a motorcade of 10 armored Suburbans
No, I am saying I have personal experience, the details of which I cannot disclose.
Sure. It's possible you may. However, you sound like a 12 year old boy claiming something grandiose. If you really have a relationship that you cannot disclose, don't go telling people that. No one will believe you, unless they're the type to fall for Alex Jones level nonsense. Claims require proof, or at least common or searchable knowledge, otherwise who can take your claim seriously?
I could claim I also know a billionaire and claim the opposite of you. Or that the billionaire you know is just a moron. Many of them are.
Edit: Also, why do people always assume everyone would do the same thing as themselves? Just because you wouldn't carry a cell phone doesn't mean everyone has the same paranoia as you.
Ok, those are all fair points. There isn't really any other medium where I can express "hey, it's weird that these people have cell phones when they shouldn't and no body guards where they should." This is something in my life, this post made me think of it. Believe it or don't believe it I guess.
Edit: There are many business, family and social contexts under which a person might be acquainted with a billionaire, depending on one's line of work, region, and social connections. Most billionaires aren't famous.