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I don’t want to lead with the mean retort that people who say they don’t care about money often don’t have any, so let me give you the kinder version - I think

by dxbydt 2y ago

I don’t want to lead with the mean retort that people who say they don’t care about money often don’t have any, so let me give you the kinder version - I think you come from a place of immense privilege. Either born in a first world country, or born to well off parents or in a rich society. otoh, Where I come from , we have a proverb that’s hard to translate but describes our misery quite accurately - “we don’t even have enough water to wipe our anus after we poop”. So that’s why I seek wealth. Not because I’m not content, or stressed out or whatever. Because the people I was born with, my cousins, brothers, relatives - they are still digging ditches. I am no smarter than them perhaps, but because I chose to pay a little extra attention at academics, atleast I have some money to buy some water so I can wash my butt after I poop. Don’t hate on people who want money. The world outside your tiny bubble is very, very poor.

nuancebydefault 2y ago
I understand most of the world population is very poor. > Don’t hate on people who want money. Why would I? > The world outside your tiny bubble is very, very poor. I have a hard time understanding this tiny bubble part. Both my parents came from poor farmer families. My father was a carpenter who maintained a tiny farm before and after his daytime job. My mother helped with that and took care of the children. My father saw the sea for the first time aged 65, though it is only 200km. I try to put things in perspective... I read the average water consumption per person per year in USA is on average 90000 litres. That is our yearly household consumption.
codeforafrica 2y ago
I can confirm that more or less. A month ago I visited a village where a new groundwater well was just completed. Some of the people there have to walk miles to get to that well to fetch water. Every day. And if they had to pay for the water, they would struggle. Last week I took my kids and a friend to dinner. We spent about 50$. Not much for us for 4 people. But for quite a lot of locals we just blew a months earning or more in one evening. This income difference baffles me every time. Myself I am out of work for a year, and while I saved some money, if I don't find some remote work soon I'll have to pack my bags and move my whole family back to Europe to file for unemployment. But I am not complaining because at least I do have that option. The people here around me don't. So despite my situation I am still privileged.

by dxbydt 2y ago

nuancebydefault 2y ago

I understand most of the world population is very poor. > Don’t hate on people who want money. Why would I? > The world outside your tiny bubble is very, very poor. I have a hard time understanding this tiny bubble part. Both my parents came from poor farmer families. My father was a carpenter who maintained a tiny farm before and after his daytime job. My mother helped with that and took care of the children. My father saw the sea for the first time aged 65, though it is only 200km. I try to put things in perspective... I read the average water consumption per person per year in USA is on average 90000 litres. That is our yearly household consumption.

codeforafrica 2y ago

I can confirm that more or less. A month ago I visited a village where a new groundwater well was just completed. Some of the people there have to walk miles to get to that well to fetch water. Every day. And if they had to pay for the water, they would struggle. Last week I took my kids and a friend to dinner. We spent about 50$. Not much for us for 4 people. But for quite a lot of locals we just blew a months earning or more in one evening. This income difference baffles me every time. Myself I am out of work for a year, and while I saved some money, if I don't find some remote work soon I'll have to pack my bags and move my whole family back to Europe to file for unemployment. But I am not complaining because at least I do have that option. The people here around me don't. So despite my situation I am still privileged.