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Detrytusyesterday at 7:08 PM7 repliesview on HN

The cynic in me thinks: most of the things on that list are most easily acquired if you have money.


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Avicebronyesterday at 7:12 PM

Well yea, it's the luxury that underpins most of the other ones on this list. The real luxury is not having to worry about money so you can focus on things like this. A luxury that is increasingly out of reach..

b3lvedereyesterday at 7:29 PM

I humbly disagree a bit. Most items on that list do not have to cost a lot of money (besides a washing machine and a dishwasher) and some of them cannot be bought. It is also a mindset. I adore slow weekends.

cafebeenyesterday at 8:17 PM

I agree, for at least some listed, though many people blow past the amount of money actually needed. Money starts as a proxy measure for attaining these things, but it eventually replaces them as the goal, per Goodhart's law.

seizethecheeseyesterday at 7:15 PM

“People who love you back” is harder if you truly have money.

_ink_yesterday at 8:08 PM

Sure, but it also depends how much money you need, which is in your control to a certain degree.

arcfouryesterday at 8:08 PM

Most of them are also easily pissed away if you have money. It cuts both ways.

chasingyesterday at 7:15 PM

Maybe. But I can think of some very wealthy people who do not have these luxuries.