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Not at all, I think, these two traits are orthogonal. I share this mindset without making much money at all (I'm a graduate student and an adjunct lecturer at
by a-nikolaev 6y ago
Not at all, I think, these two traits are orthogonal.
I share this mindset without making much money at all (I'm a graduate student and an adjunct lecturer at a college). If you don't focus on your personal gain, but instead do something for the people around you, sharing your knowledge and skill, you also become valued and in some sense irreplaceable, without being protective about keeping your advantage. (Your moat is that you don't have a moat.)
- darkerside 6y agoDid you grow up in a household where your basic necessities were provided for? Did you have caring parents who you trusted were looking out for your best interests? If you answered yes to either of those, you're not exactly who I'm talking about, even if you aren't affluent today. You've internalized that there is "enough" in this world for everybody to be happy, including yourself. It's a great mindset to have, and one that I share, but it's not one everybody is fortunate enough to inhabit.