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> you wouldn't see much of a need for those do-it-yourself types to accumulate wealth just for the sake of doing so. Exactly this. Money is a way to get other
by war1025 6y ago
> you wouldn't see much of a need for those do-it-yourself types to accumulate wealth just for the sake of doing so.
Exactly this.
Money is a way to get other people to do things for you.
If you are happier doing the things yourself, the money doesn't have much use.
At a certain point, gaining more wealth just doesn't matter.
- derefr 6y agoSome things have economies of scale. I could in theory dig minerals out of the ground, refine and distill them, and do the chemistry required to turn them into antibiotics... but that'd be about a million times more expensive (in bootstrapping monetary cost and labor) than just getting together with a bunch of people to found an oil refinery and a drug factory.
- imtringued 6y agoYeah I noticed this. There are lots of kids or people who feel redundant and empty because whatever they want to do they can just buy it or hire someone else to do it for them. No need to do anything yourself but it also means nobody needs you which means people don't see anything in you other than your money. The only way you can liberate yourself from this is by getting your hands dirty yourself.