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Re:The Luxuries in Life by Avicebron on Saturday September 05, 2026 @03:12PM (#49579682)
Well yea, it's the luxury that underpins most of the other ones on this list. The real luxury is not having to worry about money so you can focus on things like this. A luxury that is increasingly out of reach..
Re:The Luxuries in Life by tonyedgecombe on Sunday September 06, 2026 @04:15AM (#49584373)
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Re:The Luxuries in Life by Anamon on Friday September 11, 2026 @12:20PM (#49660994)
I don't subscribe to that absolute of "everybody".

Counter-example: me. I define enough money as not having to worry how to pay rent, bills and food, and being able to do spontaneous purchases without thinking too much about if I can afford it. I'm at that point with my medium-high middle-class income, and I don't want to earn more. I probably wouldn't refuse if it was offered to me, but having more money than I do now would also very likely make me feel very guilty. I don't need more, and I'm already in an incredibly luxurious position that I feel pretty conflicted about because of how much it was all down to luck.

I suspect most of my best friends, who are predominantly about as not-rich-but-comfortable as me, feel similarly. Otherwise we probably wouldn't be such good friends.