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Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by pm90 on Thursday January 01, 2026 @01:40AM (#46451869)
To a certain extent this is true. You shouldn’t be going into debt just because your income level allows you to get more loans etc. But once you reach a certain income threshold it doesn’t really matter.

So what was the point of him living a frugal, simple lifestyle? I would argue that its just something he was used to and found joy in, and thats ok. Some people like that. Others might want to use their money to unlock new experiences that come with it. Thats ok too.

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Re:Warren Buffett steps down as Berkshire Hathaway CEO after... by throwmeoutplzdo on Thursday January 01, 2026 @02:40AM (#46452115)
Sure, and of course the elephant in the room is overconsumption and planetary overload, which get unlocked too on a bigger scale as a result of similar thinking. Which ends does unlocking potentially endless ”experiences” serve? Our personal disconnect from nature is not separate from our collective disconnect from nature.
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