> Posting this here is likely karma suicide, but here we go; this is my perspective, and it's as valid as any other. Not all perspectives are equally valid. >

> Posting this here is likely karma suicide, but here we go; this is my perspective, and it's as valid as any other. Not all perspectives are equally valid. > Money is the ultimate drug, yet piling it up and walking over dead bodies to get ever more is seen as successful and worthy of admiration. I know a junkie when I see one, the fact that the drug is legal changes nothing. Saying that friends and family are more important than money is a truism. Most people prioritize "things that matter" (including friends and family) over pursuit of money. People who pursue money to the detriment of everything else are rare. Listing your "born poor credentials" is irritating. Boasting about how you lost your savings, which means you care about things that matter, which makes you virtuous (because you are poor again) is irritating. It's a transparent and silly perspective. Pretending that the only two choices are virtuous poverty and sinful solvency is also silly. There are people who do not irrationally pursue money to the detriment of their personal lives and yet manage to avoid poverty. I know it's discomforting to admit that there are people who have made better choices and live happier lives than you along every dimension. But it's true.