Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019)
by xyzelement on Saturday May 22, 2021 @05:43PM
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Exactly. You also have access, presumably, to a warm home in the winter, aren't suffering from pests and predatory animals, you can learn or be entertained in a million of ways. The fact that people can't perceive all of that as an incredible blessing says more about them than anything else.
Re:How to get rich without being lucky (2019)
by rabuse on Saturday May 22, 2021 @06:25PM
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Exactly. So many people think being "rich" is having the mansion, Ferrari, and the yacht. Those are just highly-priced, luxurious products that people buy to status-flaunt most of the time (I know so many here in Florida). We live in the greatest time humanity has ever seen in terms of abundance, and survivability.
I have access to pretty good healthcare (both privately And publicly). I have access to museums, and the internet, and I have a fire brigade and ambulances if I have some sort of accident. All of these things are wealth that we’ve built as a society and only tangentially related to how much money I personally have.