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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by mathgladiator on Thursday February 19, 2026 @08:25PM (#47082471)
I retired on my 40th birthday, and it is AWESOME.

The thing is... no one has anything that I want to buy. I don't mean this in an elitist way, but more of a monk way. Like, I don't understand status and keeping up with people.

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by snayan on Friday February 20, 2026 @05:48AM (#47086297)
This is the way.

Like good meals, but I don't really understand the allure of owning a bunch of things.

The ego, when left to it's own devices, is a hell of a drug.

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by mathgladiator on Friday February 20, 2026 @08:48AM (#47087994)
Ego is truly wild. I had one last bastion of ego that echoes a bit. It was my ability to code the machine. Im that guy that really loves to code. It fills me with joy in ways that I cant describe. It was the only status I really had... until AI.

AI has freed me.

I am free to fully enjoy life as a nut case. Its fantastic as im living a second childhood right now.

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by snayan on Friday February 20, 2026 @10:18PM (#47097145)
Beautiful man, love it. Enjoy :)

Yeah, I have a pet theory that I give about a 0.01% chance of coming to fruition... Next couple decades, AI, etc is going to force humanity to confront it's sense of self and priorities and wake up. A man can dream lol.

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Re:America vs. Singapore: You Can't Save Your Way Out of Eco... by mathgladiator on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @12:24AM (#47147659)
I think it will come sooner than that especially if AI doubles in capability every 4-5 months.
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