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I think you can actually be happy if those people are not in your social circle. Your brain has a way of forgetting what is not in your proximity. It’s very dif
by deanmoriarty 5y ago
I think you can actually be happy if those people are not in your social circle. Your brain has a way of forgetting what is not in your proximity. It’s very different knowing that a distant cousin is a rich guy vs the cousin that hangs out with you every weekend.
- theli0nheart 5y agoThe nice thing about simply changing your mindset with respect to money is that you can learn to be happy without needing to cut good friends out of your life. It also seems unnecessarily burdensome and superficial; when said people who you cut out face financial strain of their own, are they then “allowed” to be your friends again? Likewise, if you win the lottery, how would you react if all of your old friends stopped talking to you?
- deanmoriarty 5y agoAs another commenter said, it’s very complicated: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29801896 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29801896 Sometimes the easier route is more appealing. But I am certainly not dismissing your point.