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Personally, I find living well below my means leads to a great deal of happiness. I never have to stress about money. Never have to worry about losing my job (a
by shipman05 5y ago
Personally, I find living well below my means leads to a great deal of happiness. I never have to stress about money. Never have to worry about losing my job (as long as it isn't a long term loss). I can make future career decisions based on quality of life a not raw salary.
It's an opportunity cost like anything else, but I would argue having more wealth than you need is a tangible benefit all its own.
- throw0101a 5y agoI don't think Taleb was advocating living above one's means, but that aestheticism is not necessarily a high moral accomplishment. You can't take your wealth across the River Styx, and Charon only demands a single coin, so what's the point of amassing it?
- MispelledToyota 5y agoasceticism. I think we can all agree aestheticism is the highest moral accomplishment of all.