| ▲ | laughing_man 2 hours ago |
| I might've done it in my 20s. But now that I'm much later in life the time is far more precious than the money. And I don't think it's a good idea to hand family members never-work money. Their own achievements become meaningless. |
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| ▲ | MidnightRider39 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Idk I would rather spend 10 years in jail later in life than in my twenties. Otherwise I agree with you it’s not a trade off that is worth it at any point in life |
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| ▲ | adriand an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | I was about to comment that there was no amount of money I would take in return for spending time in prison but then I realized that of course that’s not true. It would be fun to create a survey that would show a visualization of where people tend to fall on the time/money axis for this. | |
| ▲ | laughing_man an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | | I could have had a whole lot of fun in my thirties and forties with that kind of money. At this point it would just mean iron clad financial security and not much more. Even if I could afford Gabe Newell size yacht I wouldn't buy one. | | |
| ▲ | simondotau an hour ago | parent [-] | | And meanwhile you can spend that time in jail working on fitness, instead of being addicted to social media and scrolling tik-tok. |
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| ▲ | chrisweekly 25 minutes ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| "Their own achievements become meaningless." You're saying that making money is the sole criteria for "meaningful achievement"? |
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| ▲ | spicyusername 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Their own achievements become meaningless.
I'm sure most people wouldn't mind. |
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| ▲ | laughing_man 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | Of course not. But I used to know a group of guys who were born fabulously wealthy. None of them were happy. For them to get a job it would be essentially working for free relative to the wealth they have. I'm sure there are people out there who would find meaning in creating art of some type, or turning their fortune into an even bigger fortune, but I suspect those people are rare. | | |
| ▲ | thunky an hour ago | parent | next [-] | | > None of them were happy That's because they're human, not because they're filthy rich and have all the privileges in the world. If it were that simple they could give all their money away and get a job at Walmart to find perfect happiness. | |
| ▲ | lotsofpulp 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | | The people I know who do not have to work to ensure healthcare for their kids seem happier than the ones who do have to work. Being able to go on vacations for extended durations or at convenient times is also heavily utilized. |
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