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A bike, a good tent, a decent sleeping bag, a comfortable pack. Own those thing and go find your own experiences. All of what I listed may not be durable forev

A bike, a good tent, a decent sleeping bag, a comfortable pack. Own those thing and go find your own experiences. All of what I listed may not be durable forever, but for the cost they go a good while. When I'm 80, I don't want to spend 80% of my wealth on living another year.

SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
I’m nowhere near 80 but I have health conditions which necessitates regular medical intervention and prescribed medication to keep me alive. By this logic I should just lay down and die instead of trying to get better??
- gonzo41 5y ago
  I shattered my collar bone into about 5 big chunks from mountain biking in my twenties. It would have been fatal (after a long infection) a 100 years ago. I'm glad I got it fixed. I was speaking in the general case about the point of medical care that doesn't balance out economically. I'm not so nihilistic to say that people shouldn't live they life they have, but it's pretty well known the most expensive health care people get is usually right at the end of their lives. Chronic conditions aside of course.
  - SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
    Everyone is eventually going to be in my position over time. But you’re currently describing my life as not worth the cost of living.
    - giantg2 5y ago
      I don't think that's what they are saying. They specifically said they wouldn't want to spend 80% of their wealth at 80yo to live for another year. It sounds like that's their choice, but made no mention of applying this to others. Their scenario is an 80yo living for one more year. It sounds like that's significantly different than your scenario.
- ejb999 5y ago
Pamar 5y ago
I am not contesting this. I am arguing against stuff like "education is an experience-type product". Usually - at least nowadays - you "buy" (i.e. put money and time) in pursuit of some kind of education (be it a degree or a Kubernetes bootcamp or whatever) in order to increase your chances to get a good job. And even for stuff which is not about markeatable skills (like, I dunno, painting lessons) I doubt that the actual cost would be significant enough to make a dent in their investment opportunities.

SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago

I’m nowhere near 80 but I have health conditions which necessitates regular medical intervention and prescribed medication to keep me alive. By this logic I should just lay down and die instead of trying to get better??

gonzo41 5y ago
I shattered my collar bone into about 5 big chunks from mountain biking in my twenties. It would have been fatal (after a long infection) a 100 years ago. I'm glad I got it fixed. I was speaking in the general case about the point of medical care that doesn't balance out economically. I'm not so nihilistic to say that people shouldn't live they life they have, but it's pretty well known the most expensive health care people get is usually right at the end of their lives. Chronic conditions aside of course.
- SamoyedFurFluff 5y ago
  Everyone is eventually going to be in my position over time. But you’re currently describing my life as not worth the cost of living.
  - giantg2 5y ago
    I don't think that's what they are saying. They specifically said they wouldn't want to spend 80% of their wealth at 80yo to live for another year. It sounds like that's their choice, but made no mention of applying this to others. Their scenario is an 80yo living for one more year. It sounds like that's significantly different than your scenario.
ejb999 5y ago

Pamar 5y ago

I am not contesting this. I am arguing against stuff like "education is an experience-type product". Usually - at least nowadays - you "buy" (i.e. put money and time) in pursuit of some kind of education (be it a degree or a Kubernetes bootcamp or whatever) in order to increase your chances to get a good job. And even for stuff which is not about markeatable skills (like, I dunno, painting lessons) I doubt that the actual cost would be significant enough to make a dent in their investment opportunities.