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> 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

• 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