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Your only motivation in life is making enough money to meet your basic needs?

• jokethrowaway 6y ago
  Not only my basic needs, I also had a strong urge to reproduce - but that would be irresponsible without being able to support the offspring. When I was younger I always had an insane drive for making money, which translated into tons of business ideas and a true passion for working. After having kids and after having enough money to buy a house in cash, a lot of that business drive disappeared. I definitely feel like I completed a part of my life. There is still some drive - and it's focused at creating enough value to pay all my expenses: food, entertainment, private school for the kids. After that is done, I will spend my days working out, growing my kids, cooking, gardening, travelling. I know society sells the lie you should be working yourself off (possibly for some giant evil corporation), hoarding as much money as possible until you die - but I couldn't care less. Removing economic incentives would see a steady decline of value creation in society. Stakhanovism was most likely Stalin propaganda.