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Maybe the perception of a huge safety net is more important than the actual assets. The common theme among all definitions of FU money seems to be freedom from
by leelin 16y ago
Maybe the perception of a huge safety net is more important than the actual assets.
The common theme among all definitions of FU money seems to be freedom from fearing we'll go hungry and relief from risk averse behavior like holding on to an unfulfilling job.
Is FU money more satisfying when we've earned it ourselves rather than winning it (inheritance, lottery, marriage, fraud)?
- tokenadult 16y agoIs FU money more satisfying when we've earned it ourselves rather than winning it (inheritance, lottery, marriage, fraud)? I hear so, and anyway that is my only possible channel of ever having that much money. But as far as I know, people who inherit money, win the lottery, marry into money, or defraud people of money don't feel bad about having the money.
- c1sc0 16y ago"freedom from fearing we'll go hungry and relief from risk averse behavior like holding on to an unfulfilling job" By that definition being on unemployment in one of the friendly european social security states qualifies. Also makes me wonder why not more startups try to bootstrap it at the expense of father state, could work in Europe at least.
- gaius 16y agoEarning it has the nice side-effect of freeing you from the need for external validation.