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I’m mostly just interested in the first one. That peace of mind is peace, and that’s good enough value from the treasure trove of value from the meaning of life

I’m mostly just interested in the first one. That peace of mind is peace, and that’s good enough value from the treasure trove of value from the meaning of life for me. “Money isn’t everything but not having it is” - Kanye

fundad 5y ago
And justice is incredibly expensive
chasd00 5y ago
Also, "money doesn't buy happiness but it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes"
- yetihehe 5y ago
  Money gives you freedom to pursue your happinness.
  - JackFr 5y ago
    Money gives you the illusion of freedom to pursue your happiness.
    - crate_barre 5y ago
      Then you to see the reality of misery with limited money.
- dimitrios1 5y ago
  and, "I know everybody says money can't buy happiness, but it could buy me a boat, a truck to pull it, and a Yeti 110 iced down with some silver bullets"
abledon 5y ago
> That peace of mind is peace Kanye has peace of mind?
- crate_barre 5y ago
  Well, I think there are sweet spots for every bracket of wealth. For most of us, having a job and a home that we can reasonably keep until our dying days without living on our knees is the sweet spot. Once you cross into fame and multi million or multi billion (Kanye, Elon), that sweet spot is nothing to them. Their sweet spot is influence, impact, and the like. In their bracket I think few reached a sweet spot without tarnishing their desired presentation. Someone like Bezos is looked at as a villain, so he didn’t get it. Bill Gates is one or two allegations away from affairs and Epstein stuff being leaked. Warren Buffet is somewhat at the sweet spot but he is a much older man who doesn’t need the validation that Elon needs. In other words, their sweet spots are about as hard to hit as our sweet spots (financial well being).
  - JackFr 5y ago
    I'm not quite sure what you mean by sweet spot. I think all of the folks you mention really don't give a crap about what people think of them.
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JackFr 5y ago
> “Money isn’t everything but not having it is” - Kanye The thing is returns start diminshing faster than people realize. Once you get yourself housed, fed and clothed its much more of a hamster wheel than people are often willing to admit to themselves, at the expense of their own happiness.
- obese44 5y ago
  Can confirm, recently doubled my income. Still dead inside.
- fundad 5y ago
  Most Americans aren't one traffic stop away from a huge legal bill AND medical bill (if you survive). For the rest of us, the returns diminish after a somewhat larger buffer.
52-6F-62 5y ago
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QCBBDDd3AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QCBBDDd3AM

fundad 5y ago

And justice is incredibly expensive

chasd00 5y ago

Also, "money doesn't buy happiness but it's more comfortable to cry in a Mercedes"

yetihehe 5y ago
Money gives you freedom to pursue your happinness.
- JackFr 5y ago
  Money gives you the illusion of freedom to pursue your happiness.
  - crate_barre 5y ago
    Then you to see the reality of misery with limited money.
dimitrios1 5y ago
and, "I know everybody says money can't buy happiness, but it could buy me a boat, a truck to pull it, and a Yeti 110 iced down with some silver bullets"

abledon 5y ago

> That peace of mind is peace Kanye has peace of mind?

crate_barre 5y ago
Well, I think there are sweet spots for every bracket of wealth. For most of us, having a job and a home that we can reasonably keep until our dying days without living on our knees is the sweet spot. Once you cross into fame and multi million or multi billion (Kanye, Elon), that sweet spot is nothing to them. Their sweet spot is influence, impact, and the like. In their bracket I think few reached a sweet spot without tarnishing their desired presentation. Someone like Bezos is looked at as a villain, so he didn’t get it. Bill Gates is one or two allegations away from affairs and Epstein stuff being leaked. Warren Buffet is somewhat at the sweet spot but he is a much older man who doesn’t need the validation that Elon needs. In other words, their sweet spots are about as hard to hit as our sweet spots (financial well being).
- JackFr 5y ago
  I'm not quite sure what you mean by sweet spot. I think all of the folks you mention really don't give a crap about what people think of them.
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JackFr 5y ago

> “Money isn’t everything but not having it is” - Kanye The thing is returns start diminshing faster than people realize. Once you get yourself housed, fed and clothed its much more of a hamster wheel than people are often willing to admit to themselves, at the expense of their own happiness.

obese44 5y ago
Can confirm, recently doubled my income. Still dead inside.
fundad 5y ago
Most Americans aren't one traffic stop away from a huge legal bill AND medical bill (if you survive). For the rest of us, the returns diminish after a somewhat larger buffer.

52-6F-62 5y ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QCBBDDd3AM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QCBBDDd3AM