Re:Google Will Eat Itself (2005)
by ChuckMcM on Friday July 31, 2020 @11:03PM
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Yes, but in my experience its a spectrum. From 'always save' to 'always spend.'
One of the more interesting times of my life so far was during the dot com bubble because I got to see a lot of people suddenly feel like they had more money than they ever imagined they would. I observed that the response was always uniquely personal. From a friend who bought 737 jet, only to file bankruptcy a year later, to folks who converted things to bonds and other assets and otherwise didn't change all that much, to people who lived a life of inconvenience only to have their family inherit a huge chunk of wealth when they died.
I suspect that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to predict how someone would actually respond.
One of the more interesting times of my life so far was during the dot com bubble because I got to see a lot of people suddenly feel like they had more money than they ever imagined they would. I observed that the response was always uniquely personal. From a friend who bought 737 jet, only to file bankruptcy a year later, to folks who converted things to bonds and other assets and otherwise didn't change all that much, to people who lived a life of inconvenience only to have their family inherit a huge chunk of wealth when they died.
I suspect that it would be difficult, if not impossible, to predict how someone would actually respond.