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> These wants honestly sound like desperate ways to distract yourself with toys and experiences until you die. If you aren't working for your subsistence, what

by tk75x 8y ago

> These wants honestly sound like desperate ways to distract yourself with toys and experiences until you die. If you aren't working for your subsistence, what else are you doing with your life but finding distractions until your time is up? > [money] won't buy you healthy body, good looks or a charitable personality. Money can directly buy you good looks and a healthy body through plastic surgery, more fashionable clothes/accessories, as well as the free time and ability to hire a personal trainer and equipment necessary to get fit. World class doctors are now available as well to help extend your healthy life as long as possible. I do agree with you about the personality.

badpun 8y ago
> If you aren't working for your subsistence, what else are you doing with your life but finding distractions until your time is up? Of course, it's dependent on the person. I perosnally believe that our time should be spend trying to make the world a tiny better place - even through seemingly mundane actions like open source contributions, involvement in local politics or just personal development - trying to be a more genuine, thoughtful and warm person. The opposite, i.e. concentrating on yourself only, leads to the said distraction threadmill and is not pretty. > Money can directly buy you good looks and a healthy body through plastic surgery, more fashionable clothes/accessories, as well as the free time and ability to hire a personal trainer and equipment necessary to get fit. World class doctors are now available as well to help extend your healthy life as long as possible. These are still relatively marginal improvements though. An ugly, small, disproportionate 60 year old man with a bland personality will not be able to turn himself into someone who gives women a faster heart rate, no matter how much he spends on various improvements. The sad reality of the hedonistic lifestyle is that money does not give you a good place on the lader - you can buy gadgets like a yacht with a submarine, but girls in the club would still much rather sleep with a beautiful 20-year old broke guy than with the old billionaire.

by tk75x 8y ago

badpun 8y ago

> If you aren't working for your subsistence, what else are you doing with your life but finding distractions until your time is up? Of course, it's dependent on the person. I perosnally believe that our time should be spend trying to make the world a tiny better place - even through seemingly mundane actions like open source contributions, involvement in local politics or just personal development - trying to be a more genuine, thoughtful and warm person. The opposite, i.e. concentrating on yourself only, leads to the said distraction threadmill and is not pretty. > Money can directly buy you good looks and a healthy body through plastic surgery, more fashionable clothes/accessories, as well as the free time and ability to hire a personal trainer and equipment necessary to get fit. World class doctors are now available as well to help extend your healthy life as long as possible. These are still relatively marginal improvements though. An ugly, small, disproportionate 60 year old man with a bland personality will not be able to turn himself into someone who gives women a faster heart rate, no matter how much he spends on various improvements. The sad reality of the hedonistic lifestyle is that money does not give you a good place on the lader - you can buy gadgets like a yacht with a submarine, but girls in the club would still much rather sleep with a beautiful 20-year old broke guy than with the old billionaire.