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I assume you meant "none" of the traditional incentives. I know some very rich people, and I've thought about this myself. My conclusion is that we ALL need o
by hilux 2y ago
I assume you meant "none" of the traditional incentives.
I know some very rich people, and I've thought about this myself.
My conclusion is that we ALL need ongoing challenges in life. For most people, working to pay the rent is enough of a challenge.
But those who face no financial obstacles need to "create" new challenges. Having lots of kids is one way. Or having an experience (space, or bottom of ocean), or a handbag, that none of your friends has.
- n4r9 2y agoI think this is another way of saying that sating desires does not get rid of desires. The brain will simply look for more things to desire.
- LUmBULtERA 2y ago>Having lots of kids is one way. Or having an experience (space, or bottom of ocean), or a handbag One of these is definitely not like the others though. I suppose that's subjective, but a handbag is just a handbag.
- HeyLaughingBoy 2y agoA handbag can be more than a handbag. I'm not much for fashion and the appeal of Chanel and Birkin bags leaves me scratching my head. But there are some handmade bags out there that are truly works of art and sell for considerably less than the many thousands that you'd need to part with for one of those. But since no one has ever heard of their makers, nobody cares about them.
- HDThoreaun 2y agoNot in this case. A birkin bag is proof that you convinced the salesperson that you de3srve one or can afford secondary market prices.
- kaibee 2y agoIs this some kind a humiliation fetish I'm too poor to understand?
- HDThoreaun 2y agoconvincing hermes that you should be allowed to buy a bag isnt exactly easy. Bragging that you did it is exactly the point of these bags, not holding shit
- onlyrealcuzzo 2y ago> My conclusion is that we ALL need ongoing challenges in life. Is existentialism really a "challenge"? > For most people, working to pay the rent is enough of a challenge. This seems like a bleak worldview. The average person is living for more than just surviving.
- hilux 2y agoThe average person (in the world, perhaps not in Atherton) most definitely has ongoing stress about paying the bills.
- onlyrealcuzzo 2y agoJust because you have stress doesn't mean the entire reason for your being is paying rent...
- kjkjadksj 2y agoPeople are spending a huge percent of their paycheck just to give their landlord the easiest job in the city.
- otterley 2y agoHow about self improvement? There are lots of new skills to learn. Or how about running a charity or a humanitarian political advocacy group? Loads of people need help.