"Is absolutely not the same being poor, in contrast to having money and not using it as part of a kind of game."

It is definitely not the same if there is a safety net you always can call and go back to. A true poor person does not have that. But if you have done the livestyle and know that you can get by without money, you do loose some fear of loosing money. That is indeed a liberating feeling and did helped me grow. But I also did not go around bragging how liberated I am, so I cannot judge on the person you met.

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f1shy a day ago | parent [-]

> But if you have done the livestyle and know that you can get by without money, you do loose some fear of loosing money.

I disagree. I’ve seen people that used to say “I was unemployed, I don’t fear unemployment”… until they lost the job.

To me is like saying “I will go to see the bear behind bars in the zoo, so that when I see one in the wild I do not fear.”

The people I know that actually were poor fear poverty the most. That guy never ever had such a fear. He even never ever studied or worked, because liked living from others, until he went back to the parents.

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lukan a day ago | parent [-]

I mean, it depends of course. Especially now that I have children, who depend on me. I do know, even with kids you can hitchhike, do work exchange, etc. but it is a whole different story than doing it on my own, so I would never claim I transcended above existential fears regarding money. But I do believe my base attitude is way more relaxed to always find a way somehow and that helps me a lot to not get a heart attack considering all the stress I do have to face.

About others I don't know I won't judge, but surely quite some like living in a illusion, no doubt about it.

	▲	anonymous344 26 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		How do you "work exchange" doctor and medicine instantly if ur child gets really sick, and have 0$ and no insurance or free healthcare? having money, gives you more choises with each amount, the liberty.