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I wouldn’t say rat race is problem-free life. All sorts of mental and physical health issues plague the modern rat race society. The only realistic way to win

by mantas 3y ago

I wouldn’t say rat race is problem-free life. All sorts of mental and physical health issues plague the modern rat race society. The only realistic way to win is not to play.

bowsamic 3y ago
You can not play if you want but you will be impoverished This enlightened thinking is good for you ego but you do actually have a material body to feed, so you either play the game of life or you die
- mantas 3y ago
  Game of life and rat race is two different things. And yes, you may call it impoverished. But is it really worth to optimise for material stuff? Settling down with less may pay off a ton in other departments.
  - bowsamic 3y ago
    It is very much worth it to optimise for material stuff. Why wouldn’t it be? I’ve never had to starve but I think it would be quite horrible, as would be living in very poor accommodation. I would like to optimise this away
    - mantas 3y ago
      There’s a massive gap between covering the basics and being in rat race optimizing for material stuff. Who cares if you drive a fancy car or a 10 y/o toyota? Both gets you from A to B in a relatively safe manner. If someone does care, that’s his problem. Same applies to pretty much any expenses line. Meanwhile having plenty of time to yourself may help to prevent many health issues and do things that make life wholesome.
      - bowsamic 3y ago
        Sounds like a sad way to live but you do you
        mantas 3y ago
        Is it? Does having fancy stuff bring you happiness or actually using it? That’s what I did in my 20ies. I’d freelance during winter with some cross country skiing tours in local woods thrown in. Then wrap up my projects in spring, spend the summer cycling and amateur racing and then start looking for new projects as season wrapped up. I didn’t have money for dance trips but I had a ton of great time on my bicycles and raced at relatively high amateur level. Would I be happier working 3 months more and spending a couple weeks riding in fancy places with less stamina instead of riding a lot but locally all that time? I don’t think so. There’s another legendary example in my circles. Dude bought a very nice car. Put on expensive wheels, installed engine tune and all that jazz. He was completely out of money, couldn’t go on any road trip for a while. His girlfriend wasn’t excited to adore the car sitting at the curb whole holiday.

by mantas 3y ago

I wouldn’t say rat race is problem-free life. All sorts of mental and physical health issues plague the modern rat race society. The only realistic way to win is not to play.

bowsamic 3y ago

You can not play if you want but you will be impoverished This enlightened thinking is good for you ego but you do actually have a material body to feed, so you either play the game of life or you die

mantas 3y ago
Game of life and rat race is two different things. And yes, you may call it impoverished. But is it really worth to optimise for material stuff? Settling down with less may pay off a ton in other departments.
- bowsamic 3y ago
  It is very much worth it to optimise for material stuff. Why wouldn’t it be? I’ve never had to starve but I think it would be quite horrible, as would be living in very poor accommodation. I would like to optimise this away
  - mantas 3y ago
    There’s a massive gap between covering the basics and being in rat race optimizing for material stuff. Who cares if you drive a fancy car or a 10 y/o toyota? Both gets you from A to B in a relatively safe manner. If someone does care, that’s his problem. Same applies to pretty much any expenses line. Meanwhile having plenty of time to yourself may help to prevent many health issues and do things that make life wholesome.
    - bowsamic 3y ago
      Sounds like a sad way to live but you do you
      - mantas 3y ago
        Is it? Does having fancy stuff bring you happiness or actually using it? That’s what I did in my 20ies. I’d freelance during winter with some cross country skiing tours in local woods thrown in. Then wrap up my projects in spring, spend the summer cycling and amateur racing and then start looking for new projects as season wrapped up. I didn’t have money for dance trips but I had a ton of great time on my bicycles and raced at relatively high amateur level. Would I be happier working 3 months more and spending a couple weeks riding in fancy places with less stamina instead of riding a lot but locally all that time? I don’t think so. There’s another legendary example in my circles. Dude bought a very nice car. Put on expensive wheels, installed engine tune and all that jazz. He was completely out of money, couldn’t go on any road trip for a while. His girlfriend wasn’t excited to adore the car sitting at the curb whole holiday.