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Err, I thought time was important? Now you're listing off all of this stuff you don't really need... Take it from a multi millionaire: it's not that cool. You

Err, I thought time was important? Now you're listing off all of this stuff you don't really need... Take it from a multi millionaire: it's not that cool. You already have everything you need and more, probably. Start appreciating it.. You sound jealous?

mitthrowaway2 3y ago
>> You don't have to think money is everything to understand how earning $225 million in a short time will help you with all the things you do care about, whether it's [list of options]
- __pache__ 3y ago
  Well yeah? So will 225k as an engineer vs 25k as a bus boy. Life can still be great. How much money you make isn't really all that important, I'm happy to inform you. No need to be jealous, count your own blessings!
  - mitthrowaway2 3y ago
    I'm very happy, because my wife is a wonderful person and I love my family, and that's what matters most. Wish we could provide our kids with their own bedroom, but still, life is good. But sorry, wait, that has nothing to do with what we are talking about. I was answering why money, despite not being everything, enables one to spend their time much more freely, and I would gladly invest a few years playing CEO of Alphabet to get back far more time than that over the remaining 40 years of my lifespan, and you are arguing in favour of... declining that job, because money isn't everything?
    - __pache__ 3y ago
      For all intents and purposes you likely have more free time than the CEO. No one sane wants the responsibility: that's why it's so valuable. It's not evil. Glad you're counting you're blessings, now you can stop worrying about CEOs!
      - mitthrowaway2 3y ago
        I know some retired CEOs, and they are not very busy.
        __pache__ 3y ago
        Oh, I don't. Definitely don't envy their lives, after working with them. They all keep working from the few I know, it's a certain kind of person. Almost a curse. Even with hundreds of millions. One is doing django alongside me almost 12hr/day... lol... I know some retired policemen/public workers and they're doing handsomely. Went hunting one time and this guy was decked out, asked him "what do you do?!" Turns out he's retired police...
        mitthrowaway2 3y ago
        How old were those police officers when they retired?
        __pache__ 3y ago
        Usually late 40s. 20yrs gets you 50% of your salary for the rest of your life on top of whatever else you saved. 3% more every year you stay on. The guy I met hunting was in his 50s and has 30+ years in the force. He's getting like 70k/yr lol Same with my highschool gf's dad.
        mitthrowaway2 3y ago
        Gosh, I should have become a police officer!
      - mpaal 3y ago
        Yes indeed a job of a CEO is not an easy peasy one if you are not into politics and power games but IMHO it’s a small price to pay if you are compensated like that and after such a stint you won’t need to work ever again. The fact that most of the CEOs are still working after receiving such a compensation package shows their different mindset which is probably essential to becoming a CEO in the first place… personally I’d gladly take 1/100th of that and never have to worry about money ever again. Doesn’t mean I would stop working. I’d just stop working for money trying to hack my way into early retirement which probably won’t come anyways.

mitthrowaway2 3y ago

>> You don't have to think money is everything to understand how earning $225 million in a short time will help you with all the things you do care about, whether it's [list of options]

__pache__ 3y ago
Well yeah? So will 225k as an engineer vs 25k as a bus boy. Life can still be great. How much money you make isn't really all that important, I'm happy to inform you. No need to be jealous, count your own blessings!
- mitthrowaway2 3y ago
  I'm very happy, because my wife is a wonderful person and I love my family, and that's what matters most. Wish we could provide our kids with their own bedroom, but still, life is good. But sorry, wait, that has nothing to do with what we are talking about. I was answering why money, despite not being everything, enables one to spend their time much more freely, and I would gladly invest a few years playing CEO of Alphabet to get back far more time than that over the remaining 40 years of my lifespan, and you are arguing in favour of... declining that job, because money isn't everything?
  - __pache__ 3y ago
    For all intents and purposes you likely have more free time than the CEO. No one sane wants the responsibility: that's why it's so valuable. It's not evil. Glad you're counting you're blessings, now you can stop worrying about CEOs!
    - mitthrowaway2 3y ago
      I know some retired CEOs, and they are not very busy.
      - __pache__ 3y ago
        Oh, I don't. Definitely don't envy their lives, after working with them. They all keep working from the few I know, it's a certain kind of person. Almost a curse. Even with hundreds of millions. One is doing django alongside me almost 12hr/day... lol... I know some retired policemen/public workers and they're doing handsomely. Went hunting one time and this guy was decked out, asked him "what do you do?!" Turns out he's retired police...
        mitthrowaway2 3y ago
        How old were those police officers when they retired?
        __pache__ 3y ago
        Usually late 40s. 20yrs gets you 50% of your salary for the rest of your life on top of whatever else you saved. 3% more every year you stay on. The guy I met hunting was in his 50s and has 30+ years in the force. He's getting like 70k/yr lol Same with my highschool gf's dad.
        mitthrowaway2 3y ago
        Gosh, I should have become a police officer!
    - mpaal 3y ago
      Yes indeed a job of a CEO is not an easy peasy one if you are not into politics and power games but IMHO it’s a small price to pay if you are compensated like that and after such a stint you won’t need to work ever again. The fact that most of the CEOs are still working after receiving such a compensation package shows their different mindset which is probably essential to becoming a CEO in the first place… personally I’d gladly take 1/100th of that and never have to worry about money ever again. Doesn’t mean I would stop working. I’d just stop working for money trying to hack my way into early retirement which probably won’t come anyways.