This comment is clearly made in affectionate jest but I will say that over time I have been heartily relieved to discover my psyche understands the concept of "enough," and also that money is a tool to make lives better, not a cudgel to keep others down. I have my failures, but avarice isn't one.
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Mark Farmiloe
What's wrong with you?
You are clearly making good money now, but you:
- still seem happy rather than angry you haven't got even more
- are making condition-free donations to good causes rather than bribes to FOTUS
- flying to new worlds. Oh wait...
You are clearly making good money now, but you:
- still seem happy rather than angry you haven't got even more
- are making condition-free donations to good causes rather than bribes to FOTUS
- flying to new worlds. Oh wait...
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Nothing wrong with that
Learning how to be content is a non-negotiable if you want to truly be successful.
Money alone can't do it. If you're rich and desperately chasing money, you have failed in life.
Genuinely alien to me?
I am glad that I am able to be content with small things. I've found that while I do have a high *ceiling* (I can appreciate a very fine/fancy meal, for instance!)
... holy FUCK do I have a low floor.
There are people with 10-40 thousand times that much, still trying to get more. It's a sickness.
If it was a hybrid and I fixed the little minor issues on it, like dents and paint issues, it'd be perfect
Drove her 21 years, 125k miles.
Now, full designer getup? Total agreement. ("Ok, you're showing off, it's not impressive")