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Re:The Highest Forms of Wealth by kortilla on Saturday July 24, 2021 @09:33PM (#27945881)
> "Controlling your time and the ability to wake up and say, “I can do whatever I want today.”

If you are in a good relationship, you can’t do whatever you want any day. The goal of the article is fundamentally incompatible with the sacrifices required for a good relationship with another human being.

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Re:The Highest Forms of Wealth by nytgop77 on Saturday July 24, 2021 @09:39PM (#27945912)
it is compatible, if "thing I want" == "spend time with these people/make them happy"
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Re:The Highest Forms of Wealth by kortilla on Sunday July 25, 2021 @02:05AM (#27947093)
That’s not how it works. Sometimes you wake up one day and decide you want to go to the natural history museum but your SO wants to go to the MOMA to show you a new piece.

Someone doesn’t get what they want in that scenario and a compromise has to be made.

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Re:The Highest Forms of Wealth by nerdponx on Sunday July 25, 2021 @04:18AM (#27947623)
I don't see the incompatibility. Not all desires are immediate or "selfish" as such.
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Re:The Highest Forms of Wealth by forgotmypw17 on Saturday July 24, 2021 @10:42PM (#27946240)
I think it helps a lot to find someone who often wants to do the same thing as you.
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