You can’t have that much money and be ethical anyway. With the wage stagnation of the last few decades, we know a lot of that wealth is basically wage theft. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg
Those on HN are, if anything, more prone to this than elsewhere because of the original startup culture orientation. I will not be surprised if a significant portion of HNer's start cargo-culting by learning French.
nous devrions manger les riches
To have a net worth closer to $1 billion USD than $0, you need at least $500 million USD.
Pedantry aside, do you have knowledge about the median net worth of an HN visitor, or is this a complete guess that most live in such a way that they have a very low net worth? (Or were you really just making a point that most of us have less than $500 million?)
A Millionaire ($1,000,000) is to a Thousandaire ($1000) as a Billionaire is to a Millionaire. E.g. they have as much wealth as a thousand of the former "tier".