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>I've stopped buying myself a new computer every six months or so. Err.. why would you do that to start with? Even my hardcore gaming friends can make machines
by jere 14y ago
>I've stopped buying myself a new computer every six months or so.
Err.. why would you do that to start with? Even my hardcore gaming friends can make machines last for years.
- run4yourlives 14y agoFor the same reason people buy $5 lattes. People are people. That said, I question a life so stoic it has absolutely no frivolousness. Sounds a little boring.
- stephencanon 14y agoIn particular, money has no intrinsic value. It only has value when you spend it. Saving money just to prove that you can is silly.
- marekmroz 14y agoOn the flip side, making more and more money just to spend it on useless crap that gives instant but short-lasting gratification is also silly. The way I see it, it's a scale, and hitting a balance, not striving for either of the extremes, should be a goal worth pursuing.
- tonyedgecombe 14y agoI'm not sure stoicism is about denying yourself, it's more about appreciating what you have whilst not being too attached to it.
- octopus 14y agoI've always liked to have the latest and most powerful piece of hardware I could afford ... I know it was a stupid thing to do, but this is the way I was.
- jere 14y agoNo offense. Just curious. I know someone who is so obsessed with Apple that he buys all their latest products, which can be a pretty expensive hobby.
- ivix 14y agoThere's no accounting for what people think is "normal". If I was a moustachian I would probably say something like: "Looking back on that, you realise that was an absolutely insane way of spending money. What expenses do you still have which you might look back on as insane a year from now?"