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Buy Things, Not Experiences

• mbfg 5y ago
  I couldn't disagree more. My life is permanently ruined because i followed this strategy. The problem with buying things, is that at some point you no longer own the things, the things own you. I am trapped in my situation by owning things for which i cannot divest myself of, and am paying dearly for. Buying experiences are definitely consumptive, and lost, but you stop paying for them once finished.
  • brudgers 5y ago
    Things that can be bought can be sold again. Modulo sunk-cost-fallacy.
    • mbfg 5y ago
      Spoken like a well off person. It often costs money, a good bit of money to sell things. You can easily get into a situation where you can't afford to do so.
• shaftoe444 5y ago
  Isn't this really saying that some things will open up future experiences? The example of buying a kitchen opens up the experience of cooking, shared meals, and so on.