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WINE IS THE SYMBOL OF DECADENCE! Alcohol impairs regeneration of neurons: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2796092/#:~:text=Heavy%20alcohol%20consum

WINE IS THE SYMBOL OF DECADENCE! Alcohol impairs regeneration of neurons: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2796092/#:~:text=Heavy%20alcohol%20consumption%20decreases%20neurogenesis,in%20the%20pathophysiology%20of%20alcoholism https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2796092/#:~:tex.... It has been disproved that we are born with a fix amount of neurons, in fact living a healthy life (no alcohol, light cardio, no smoking, 7-9 hours sleep) do help you regenerate more neurons. So wine is a great equalizer. Rich dumb people are paying a lot of money to be stupider. Literally. So don't play that game. Don't buy wine, don't buy expensive traditional watches (my 25USD Decathlon watch has time,date,alarm,chrono, light and the battery last 5+ years). Do buy property and assets. Buy ETFs and invest wisely. The people splashing their money are headed down. You are meeting them in the middle because you are headed up. Don't follow them downstairs. Avoid the decadence of dumb people inheriting wealth and thinking that's the way to go.

FredPret 5y ago
If you follow your own advice and end up with a huge ETF portfolio, there will come a point where you can buy an undrinkable amount of wine and an unwearable number of watches without evening noticing. Also, you never know when life will end - got to enjoy it while you have it.
- giorgioz 5y ago
  > go to enjoy it while you have it I did and I do, I lived in 15 countries 6 months each while nomading and founding my company for 10 years. I've already had more adventures than the vast majority of people ever will. After some crazy 20ies I'm now having some serious 30s. Raising 2 kids and working hard on my boostrapped company. I'm setting the stage for another round of wild achievements. > unwearable number of watches The thinks I want can't be bought. They can be made with a huge amount of money and work. I would never be satisfied in buying a great object, I would rather make a mediocre one I made myself. Some people want watches and wine, some people want to go to Mars, to populate the oceans, dig tunnels, build awesome stuff, fix an illness for all humanity and generations to come. I'm sure you and most hacker news are closer to 2nd group.
wing-_-nuts 5y ago
>So wine is a great equalizer. Rich dumb people are paying a lot of money to be stupider. Literally. This is hyperbole. There is a wide world of difference between someone who enjoys a 6 pack a week and the alcoholic who downs a fifth of whiskey a day. Alcohol's ill effects are a J-Shaped curve that increase exponentially after 20 drinks a week, but that's a lot of booze. One can consume in moderation with almost no consequence.
- giorgioz 5y ago
  Alcohol is borrowed happines from the future. You are trading +1 happiness now for -2 sadness tomorrow morning. The more you age the more the hangover gets worse. All those neurons lost. It's just better to focus on other things that make you happy that actually have compound effect instead of compound debt. By the way, try to have a Mango smoothie or some great non-alcholic beverage next time you go out. It's actually very nice!
  - wing-_-nuts 5y ago
    You can drink without hangovers if you exercise moderation and stay hydrated. The biggest mistake people make is seriously overdoing it. It doesn't have to be binge drinking or sobriety. Though, I do agree with you about getting smoothies when you go out. Alcohol is outrageously overpriced and I don't enjoy most bars anyway.
snake_plissken 5y ago
Human or GPT-3?

FredPret 5y ago

If you follow your own advice and end up with a huge ETF portfolio, there will come a point where you can buy an undrinkable amount of wine and an unwearable number of watches without evening noticing. Also, you never know when life will end - got to enjoy it while you have it.

giorgioz 5y ago
> go to enjoy it while you have it I did and I do, I lived in 15 countries 6 months each while nomading and founding my company for 10 years. I've already had more adventures than the vast majority of people ever will. After some crazy 20ies I'm now having some serious 30s. Raising 2 kids and working hard on my boostrapped company. I'm setting the stage for another round of wild achievements. > unwearable number of watches The thinks I want can't be bought. They can be made with a huge amount of money and work. I would never be satisfied in buying a great object, I would rather make a mediocre one I made myself. Some people want watches and wine, some people want to go to Mars, to populate the oceans, dig tunnels, build awesome stuff, fix an illness for all humanity and generations to come. I'm sure you and most hacker news are closer to 2nd group.

wing-_-nuts 5y ago

>So wine is a great equalizer. Rich dumb people are paying a lot of money to be stupider. Literally. This is hyperbole. There is a wide world of difference between someone who enjoys a 6 pack a week and the alcoholic who downs a fifth of whiskey a day. Alcohol's ill effects are a J-Shaped curve that increase exponentially after 20 drinks a week, but that's a lot of booze. One can consume in moderation with almost no consequence.

giorgioz 5y ago
Alcohol is borrowed happines from the future. You are trading +1 happiness now for -2 sadness tomorrow morning. The more you age the more the hangover gets worse. All those neurons lost. It's just better to focus on other things that make you happy that actually have compound effect instead of compound debt. By the way, try to have a Mango smoothie or some great non-alcholic beverage next time you go out. It's actually very nice!
- wing-_-nuts 5y ago
  You can drink without hangovers if you exercise moderation and stay hydrated. The biggest mistake people make is seriously overdoing it. It doesn't have to be binge drinking or sobriety. Though, I do agree with you about getting smoothies when you go out. Alcohol is outrageously overpriced and I don't enjoy most bars anyway.

snake_plissken 5y ago

Human or GPT-3?