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He used to promote himself like this: https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-day-i-became-a-millionaire-55d7dc4d8293 https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-day-i-became-a-milli

He used to promote himself like this: https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-day-i-became-a-millionaire-55d7dc4d8293 https://m.signalvnoise.com/the-day-i-became-a-millionaire-55... But then he counted his money again, bought a house in the hills of Malibu, a couple of mad cars (family car is a Rolls-Royce Phantom), starting being a race car driver (Le Mans),... Never believe ANYONE who says money isn't the a key to happiness. Not the sole reason, but just take a look at his Insta again. Kudos.

freyir 9y ago
> just take a look at his Insta again I'm looking. I see a guy who really likes Rolexes and cars and flaunting his wealth to strangers on the Internet. What am I supposed to be seeing?
pc86 9y ago
Money isn't the key to happiness, however it lets you get rid of a lot of the bullshit of life. And that bullshit of life is what's making the majority of unhappy people unhappy. Yeah if you hate your spouse, don't have friends, don't have hobbies, etc, adding a few zeros to your bank account won't change that. But there are plenty of people who are unhappy largely because of the stress around the financial side of their lives.
- 659087 9y ago
  > Money isn't the key to happiness, however it lets you get rid of a lot of the bullshit of life. Wealth brings with it plenty of other bullshit to make up for the bullshit you lost when you first obtained it, though.
  - pc86 9y ago
    Of course it does but the impact on your life is minimal in comparison. Compare "I need to pay this financial adviser thousands a year to handle my medium and long term financial goals" with "I need to make $500 for a car repair appear out of thin air or I'll be forced to walk to work in the middle of the winter, and if I miss work I'll be fired in which case the money problems will increase tenfold." While I've never been rich, I've been objectively poor and I've been comfortable, and the difference in mental load is unbelievable if you haven't experienced it.
    - 659087 9y ago
      Relationships (both romantic and otherwise) can become incredibly complicated when your wealth goes beyond comfortable. I'd say that's more than a minimal impact. Human nature tends to show its ugly side when you have a lot of something others want or feel like they deserve more than you. That's another reason why I don't really understand the instagram bragging thing. It's like these people are actively trying to create bullshit for themselves.
      - jboles 9y ago
        > That's another reason why I don't really understand the instagram bragging thing. It's like these people are actively trying to create bullshit for themselves. There's a pretty fascinating British doco on the phenomenon that I saw on a recent plane trip. In some cases they are actually that vain. In other cases it seems kind-of ironic, like they are doing it just to troll online haters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnD3_-zVjec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnD3_-zVjec
nkkollaw 9y ago
I don't see what happiness you get from his Instagram. I get that he doesn't need to worry about money, but so..? He might be super-miserable for all we know.

freyir 9y ago

> just take a look at his Insta again I'm looking. I see a guy who really likes Rolexes and cars and flaunting his wealth to strangers on the Internet. What am I supposed to be seeing?

pc86 9y ago

Money isn't the key to happiness, however it lets you get rid of a lot of the bullshit of life. And that bullshit of life is what's making the majority of unhappy people unhappy. Yeah if you hate your spouse, don't have friends, don't have hobbies, etc, adding a few zeros to your bank account won't change that. But there are plenty of people who are unhappy largely because of the stress around the financial side of their lives.

659087 9y ago
> Money isn't the key to happiness, however it lets you get rid of a lot of the bullshit of life. Wealth brings with it plenty of other bullshit to make up for the bullshit you lost when you first obtained it, though.
- pc86 9y ago
  Of course it does but the impact on your life is minimal in comparison. Compare "I need to pay this financial adviser thousands a year to handle my medium and long term financial goals" with "I need to make $500 for a car repair appear out of thin air or I'll be forced to walk to work in the middle of the winter, and if I miss work I'll be fired in which case the money problems will increase tenfold." While I've never been rich, I've been objectively poor and I've been comfortable, and the difference in mental load is unbelievable if you haven't experienced it.
  - 659087 9y ago
    Relationships (both romantic and otherwise) can become incredibly complicated when your wealth goes beyond comfortable. I'd say that's more than a minimal impact. Human nature tends to show its ugly side when you have a lot of something others want or feel like they deserve more than you. That's another reason why I don't really understand the instagram bragging thing. It's like these people are actively trying to create bullshit for themselves.
    - jboles 9y ago
      > That's another reason why I don't really understand the instagram bragging thing. It's like these people are actively trying to create bullshit for themselves. There's a pretty fascinating British doco on the phenomenon that I saw on a recent plane trip. In some cases they are actually that vain. In other cases it seems kind-of ironic, like they are doing it just to troll online haters. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnD3_-zVjec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnD3_-zVjec

nkkollaw 9y ago

I don't see what happiness you get from his Instagram. I get that he doesn't need to worry about money, but so..? He might be super-miserable for all we know.