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Maybe I need to take care of myself first, but after 2 decades of committing myself to Philanthropy, I feel a bit betrayed. I drank the Stoic koolaid and simil
by resource_waste 3y ago
Maybe I need to take care of myself first, but after 2 decades of committing myself to Philanthropy, I feel a bit betrayed.
I drank the Stoic koolaid and similar.
Then something bad happens, no one helps you, and you realize you've spent all this time working for other people who don't even know you exist.
(I'm a 6 fig programmer, I just wish I would have enjoyed more, and given away less time and money to those 'less fortunate')
- siborg 3y agoI've experienced a similar situation. I spent 20 years giving a lot more than what I received, but I've started questioning the impact of what I gave and if it was all worth it. I'm currently on the side of - it wasn't. | I drank the Stoic koolaid and similar. My fav sentence of today.
- xkcd1963 3y agoI'm in a similar situation. But I decided its anyway silly how disproportionate wealth distributes. I buy properties now and allow a zero-sum rent for my tenants.
- lupire 3y agoThe secret is that you don't need money to "enjoy" life once your primary needs are met. More than that is chasing a high via materialistic consumption and pollution. If you want to save money for yourself in case something bad happens, go for it. Then you've got to decide who gets the leftover wealth when you die.
- resource_waste 3y ago>More than that is chasing a high via materialistic consumption and pollution. Yeah that is what we are told by the people who control the information you receive. Live a minimalist life because that's all you need. There are two sides of philosophy(IMO), those that believe in idealism, and those that believe in realism. I can flip back to Stoic idealism, but there is something real about Humans wanting More.
- Retric 3y agoI don’t think it’s as much that consuming less is important from a philosophical standpoint as it is a practical one. Buy a new phone and you’ll spend time on the transaction and transferring information etc. There’s a huge influence to always consume more pushed by anyone selling stuff and ever nicer stuff to buy. However, every transaction has a non monetary costs and staying ahead of the curve costs time even if you don’t need to worry about money. It even extends to exotic vacations and other life experiences people promote. Sure you can got to Antarctica but the going itself means airports etc. Not a big deal once but if you had unlimited money would you really want to spend 5% of your waking hours in an airplane? The point of maximum happiness is far from such extremes.
- resource_waste 3y agoYou are thinking too wholesome. There are easier, quicker, etc... ways to get dopamine.
- Retric 3y agoAnd? Just about anything can get you a dopamine hit, but they become less effective over time which is why you can get out of bed in the morning. Net result you can’t really win the dopamine game. Long term an ascetic monk gets just as much of that high as a billionaire playboy, the playboy just works harder for it.
- resource_waste 3y agoCycle where in the brain you are getting dopamine?
- Retric 3y agoIt’s produced in many parts of the brain for a bunch of different reasons. The substantia nigra, part of the basal ganglia, produces it for basic motor functions like eye movements. Which is why it’s linked to Parkinson’s.