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[Kamilah Hauptmann]

If I won some lottery and suddenly had like several million dollars - not to say billions - I could think of a hundred different things to conceivably do with that money, some of it selfish and some of it not, but NOWHERE on that list is "spend some money f*cking with people I don't like".

I can think of a couple people I'd send post cards from Tahiti with 'Having lots of here, wish you were fun!'

 

[Essence Lumin]

Maybe when you have just so much money that all of your needs are taken care of and then all of your reasonable wants are taken care of and then all your unreasonable wants are taken care of and you still have an entire small industrialized nation's GDP worth of money left in your bank account(s), there's nothing LEFT to do but hurt or spite people you don't like, so that's just what you gravitate to doing.

I would hate to ever be in that kind of situation.

It is sad. Many people think money can buy happiness. Not having enough money certainly can bring unhappiness such as when there isn't enough to pay for food and the rent, but so long as the basics are taken care of it is another story.

 

[Free]

so long as the basics are taken care of it is another story.

Define "basics".

 

[Essence Lumin]

Define "basics".

Like I said, food, shelter, also such things as a car to get around in maybe, but not a Mercedes. I did without a car for 40 years of my adult life but lived in places where I didn't have to have one. Other things that might cost thousands but nothing remotely like the money billionaires throw around.

I don't know, personally I have enough money for now anyway, not that I'm feeling blissful all the time but again that is not related to money. I would be much more unhappy if I had to worry where my next meal was coming from.

 

[Free]

Like I said, food, shelter, also such things as a car to get around in maybe, but not a Mercedes. I did without a car for 40 years of my adult life but lived in places where I didn't have to have one. Other things that might cost thousands but nothing remotely like the money billionaires throw around.

Food, good. Shelter, excellent. I like that you consider transportation a basic.

Not clothing? Typically the 4 most basic necessities are considered to be food, water, shelter, and clothing.

What about health care? What about the mental health of a person? Is the care and wellness of ones body and mind basic needs?

What about education?

What bothers me is the premise that "money can't buy happiness." I have an income right now which pretty much takes care of my concerns about survival. A bit more so these days, even. But still I worry about loss of my job, loss of my health care, loss of mobility. One bad situation or event and these things would suddenly hit me very negatively financially. So I worry about a lot of things like this. However, having money that would take care of these, if they were to happen, would certainly resolve my worries.

If I had money, not just what's required to assure that essential needs are covered, not just enough to assure my survival but so I'm able to have a "good" life - at least what I consider to be a good life - I wouldn't have to worry. I'd be much more content, and certainly happier than I am.

 

[Essence Lumin]

Food, good. Shelter, excellent. I like that you consider transportation a basic.

Not clothing? Typically the 4 most basic necessities are considered to be food, water, shelter, and clothing.

What about health care? What about the mental health of a person? Is the care and wellness of ones body and mind basic needs?

What about education?

What bothers me is the premise that "money can't buy happiness." I have an income right now which pretty much takes care of my concerns about survival. A bit more so these days, even. But still I worry about loss of my job, loss of my health care, loss of mobility. One bad situation or event and these things would suddenly hit me very negatively financially. So I worry about a lot of things like this. However, having money that would take care of these, if they were to happen, would certainly resolve my worries.

If I had money, not just what's required to assure that essential needs are covered, not just enough to assure my survival but so I'm able to have a "good" life - at least what I consider to be a good life - I wouldn't have to worry. I'd be much more content, and certainly happier than I am.

All of those things are necessary, but not a luxury yacht or buying twitter. or thousands of dollar rings or trips to the titanic and other such nonsense.

 

[Free]

All of those things are necessary, but not a luxury yacht

BUT I WANT A YACHT!

 

[Isabeau]

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Imagine if instead of being a little shit on Twitter and comparing his cock size with Zuckerberg he used his money and time to help others, or for good causes. It could still be about his ego. He could tell everyone after each and every deed “Look what I did! Because of my money and influence, they now have clean water!”

I can’t imagine having millions at my disposal and hoarding it, and I’m not even that nice ha ha. Once me and my own are ok, the rest is meant to be shared.

 

[Free]

Imagine if instead of being a little shit on Twitter and comparing his cock size with Zuckerberg he used his money and time to help others, or for good causes. It could still be about his ego. He could tell everyone after each and every deed “Look what I did! Because of my money and influence, they now have clean water!”

lol

 

[Caete]

BUT I WANT A YACHT!

YOU'VE GOT A YACHT AT HOME!!!

 

[Veritable Quandry]

YOU'VE GOT A YACHT AT HOME!!!

I WANT A LUXURY YACHT!

 

[Free]

YOU'VE GOT A YACHT AT HOME!!!

I would drive the shit out of that yacht.

 

[WolfEyes]

Elon Musk’s X is throttling traffic to websites he dislikes (paywall)

Fecking child.

 

[WolfEyes]

lol the guy is so puerile and spiteful.

If I won some lottery and suddenly had like several million dollars - not to say billions - I could think of a hundred different things to conceivably do with that money, some of it selfish and some of it not, but NOWHERE on that list is "spend some money f*cking with people I don't like".

But as earnestly as I say that, maybe it's just....easy for me to say as a non-rich person. Maybe when you have just so much money that all of your needs are taken care of and then all of your reasonable wants are taken care of and then all your unreasonable wants are taken care of and you still have an entire small industrialized nation's GDP worth of money left in your bank account(s), there's nothing LEFT to do but hurt or spite people you don't like, so that's just what you gravitate to doing.

I would hate to ever be in that kind of situation.

Absolute power (money) corrupts, and power (money) corrupts absolutely.

 

[WolfEyes]

Food, good. Shelter, excellent. I like that you consider transportation a basic.

Not clothing? Typically the 4 most basic necessities are considered to be food, water, shelter, and clothing.

What about health care? What about the mental health of a person? Is the care and wellness of ones body and mind basic needs?

What about education?

What bothers me is the premise that "money can't buy happiness." I have an income right now which pretty much takes care of my concerns about survival. A bit more so these days, even. But still I worry about loss of my job, loss of my health care, loss of mobility. One bad situation or event and these things would suddenly hit me very negatively financially. So I worry about a lot of things like this. However, having money that would take care of these, if they were to happen, would certainly resolve my worries.

If I had money, not just what's required to assure that essential needs are covered, not just enough to assure my survival but so I'm able to have a "good" life - at least what I consider to be a good life - I wouldn't have to worry. I'd be much more content, and certainly happier than I am.

It's not having the money to live reasonably comfortably; it's not having to worry about not having the money that buys the "happiness/contentment".

 

[WolfEyes]

BUT I WANT A YACHT!

People in hell want ice water.

Don't we all?

 

[Free]

People in hell want ice water.

In hell, I would want a yacht that floats in ice water.

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

In hell, you need a yacht that floats in a sea of boiling blood.

 

[WolfEyes]

In hell, I would want a yacht that floats in ice water.

Be careful what you ask for.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

BUT I WANT A YACHT!

Buying a yacht will make you happy for exactly as long as it takes to start getting the maintenance bills in the mail