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Re: The real use of money is to buy freedom

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Post by pmelendez » Sat, Dec 28, 2013, 5:57 PM UTC

jbeda wrote: post #260

pmelendez wrote: post #220

I thought deeply about this when I read something that Bill Gates said answering a question a while ago. At some point he said that he could understand that people wants to be millionaire because the freedom that brings, but after a threshold the burger is the same for everybody. Freedom in that context is a weird concept, specially when you see a lot of rich people that are slaves of money. I guess it depends on the…

That quote made a big impressions to me also. It was from a Q&A session at UW from late 2011. Here is a video: http://www.geekwire.com/2011/its-hamburger-insights-bill-gat...

Thanks! :)

Re: The real use of money is to buy freedom

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Post by egypturnash » Sun, Dec 29, 2013, 3:37 AM UTC

simonswords82 wrote: post #279

egypturnash wrote: post #158

Yeah, I think I largely agree with this. A few years ago, my grandmother died and left me a healthy pile of money. Enough that I don't have to have a day job for several years yet, even if I hadn't invested a bunch of it. I live alone in a two-bedroom apartment in a very walkable part of Seattle. I don't own a car, I don't have kids. I spend my days mostly drawing comics, without troubling myself much with deadlines,…

Sounds like an amazing lifestyle, I'd love to see some of your work

It's pretty much all available free here: http://egypt.urnash.com

And yeah, it's a pretty good life if you can get lucky enough to have the money to do it.

Re: The real use of money is to buy freedom

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Post by bmelton » Wed, Jan 08, 2014, 1:27 AM UTC

pigeons wrote: post #297

bmelton wrote: post #214

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I would probably be inclined to agree with that. From a report I read recently (which I can't find again, sorry) pertaining to my home town of Memphis, TN, apparently the general conclusion was that Memphians were happier than Nashvillians, despite the latter having better access to health care, better access to higher paying jobs, better community features (arts, entertainment, etc.) The report didn't postulate on w…

Nashvillians don't want to be happy or else many wouldn't be able to effectively do their jobs of writing and performing country music.

Eh. That argument cuts both ways. Memphis blues aren't quite as big a deal as Nashville country, but it exists, and, on paper at least, should make musicians wont to sadness.