Re:RxBar co-founder Peter Rahal on life after becoming a mil...
by coldtea on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @02:46PM
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>(2), they provide comfort for those that don't have the drive/luck/privilege of getting there by arguing that "hey, money doesn't make you happy!"
That's not too far off.
First, beyond a certain point (more easily achievable than a $600 million exit), money really don't make you more happy.
Second, it's not like building such a company or performing some great achievement (whether sports, arts, science) is some necessary part of being a human, and those that didn't or don't "have the drive/luck/privilege of getting there" are failures.
>But at the same time, can we not kid ourselves? Money makes life much easier than the alternative.
Which is neither here, nor there, regarding such cases as in the article. You don't hundreds or even tens of millions for that. A million or a couple millions are more than enough.
>I'm reminded of a (2008 crash) documentary I saw years ago where a banker says: "I grew up poor, and now I'm rich; trust me, I'd rather be rich."
Perhaps this is more of a preoccupation/conditioning/fear for those that grew up poor / much poorer? Or rather, for some of those?
If one is brought up in comfortable middle class / upper middle class, they can be quite satisfied with much less material success and without some huge financial fallout like in TFA.
Somebody who had lived through poverty though, might develop some need to overcompensate in excess.
That's not too far off.
First, beyond a certain point (more easily achievable than a $600 million exit), money really don't make you more happy.
Second, it's not like building such a company or performing some great achievement (whether sports, arts, science) is some necessary part of being a human, and those that didn't or don't "have the drive/luck/privilege of getting there" are failures.
>But at the same time, can we not kid ourselves? Money makes life much easier than the alternative.
Which is neither here, nor there, regarding such cases as in the article. You don't hundreds or even tens of millions for that. A million or a couple millions are more than enough.
>I'm reminded of a (2008 crash) documentary I saw years ago where a banker says: "I grew up poor, and now I'm rich; trust me, I'd rather be rich."
Perhaps this is more of a preoccupation/conditioning/fear for those that grew up poor / much poorer? Or rather, for some of those?
If one is brought up in comfortable middle class / upper middle class, they can be quite satisfied with much less material success and without some huge financial fallout like in TFA.
Somebody who had lived through poverty though, might develop some need to overcompensate in excess.