Ask PG & other successful folks: how did your life change after FU money?

Post by [deleted] » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 7:25 PM UTC

yummyfajitas wrote: post #42

mattmaroon wrote: post #23

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There's this sort of black-and-white distinction between "good girls" and "gold diggers" and it's entirely imaginary. I'll spare you the evolutionary psychology behind it (which is easy to find if you're interested) but all women care about a man's success (of which money is merely the most frequent, but not only, indicator) to a large degree. Saying a girl doesn't care about money is like saying a guy doesn't care a…

The difference between the two is honesty. A guy will tell a girl "I thought you were beautiful, and wanted to meet you". A girl will rarely say "I thought you were rich, and wanted to meet you." For whatever reason, the vast majority of golddiggers are utterly dishonest about what they are really seeking. This leads men to get into bad relationships (which they would have avoided if the woman were honest), and they…

Post by marcamillion » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 8:03 PM UTC

jeb wrote: post #86

marcamillion wrote: post #72

While I have never gotten 'FU' money, at one point in my life I had access to all the digital media I could ever want. All the appz, movies, games, music, audiobooks, etc. Everything in digital format, I either could get, or had. At first, I was extremely excited - and naturally told a few people (who subsequently told a few people) and before I knew it I was the 'go to guy' for anyone that wanted any media. This exp…

Are you trying to say that you discovered thepiratebay?

Post by runT1ME » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 8:12 PM UTC

bd wrote: post #94

runT1ME wrote: post #83

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I didn't know you had a huge exit. Or are you talking about money you've made from being a semi-famous hacker now? >(The reasons are more complicated but the result is I prefer my misery.) Either way, that problem might be solved by a good Psychologist, that you probably should be able to afford. :-)

I didn't know you had a huge exit. Aaron's company Infogami merged with reddit before it got acquired by Condé Nast.

Post by runT1ME » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 8:21 PM UTC

mattmaroon wrote: post #78

yummyfajitas wrote: post #71

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I wouldn't call it sexism. When I was maybe 10, I was friends with another kid (a boy, like myself) just because he had a nintendo. Most people (my adult self included) would condemn that behavior in much the same way, particularly coming from an adult. If you'd condemn a man behaving the same way (e.g., making friends in order to use a playstation), it isn't sexism.

It's entirely sexism. Most people wouldn't condemn a man for choosing to talk to the more attractive of two girls at a bar. It would be considered normal behavior. Yet most would condemn a woman for talking to the richer of two guys. Unless appearances are some better indicator of a person's quality than wealth neither is more or less shallow than the other, but one is judged to be moreso. If that's not sexism nothin…

Post by hugh3 » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 8:33 PM UTC

mattmaroon wrote: post #78

yummyfajitas wrote: post #71

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I wouldn't call it sexism. When I was maybe 10, I was friends with another kid (a boy, like myself) just because he had a nintendo. Most people (my adult self included) would condemn that behavior in much the same way, particularly coming from an adult. If you'd condemn a man behaving the same way (e.g., making friends in order to use a playstation), it isn't sexism.

It's entirely sexism. Most people wouldn't condemn a man for choosing to talk to the more attractive of two girls at a bar. It would be considered normal behavior. Yet most would condemn a woman for talking to the richer of two guys. Unless appearances are some better indicator of a person's quality than wealth neither is more or less shallow than the other, but one is judged to be moreso. If that's not sexism nothin…