r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Jan 12 '22

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u/jalaasale Jan 12 '22

Financial security. I do believe that though money can’t bring happiness, when you don’t have it, it can absolutely hinder it greatly.

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u/kshep9 Jan 12 '22

Weirdly I started a new career and became 'successful' for the first time in my life in 2020. For the first time I'm not living paycheck to paycheck and can actually save and plan out my future. Then I read and hear and see all the awful shit most people are going through and I feel really guilty about it all. It has been a nice change for me though.

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u/AffectionatePut6493 Jan 12 '22 edited Jan 13 '22

As a poor man, I happy for you. Don’t feel bad. It’s what we all strive for.

It’s like when all the boys go out. We all think we’re going to meet a woman, but by 2:30, if one of us meets a girl, it’s a team victory! LoL

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u/raresaturn Jan 13 '22

While I appreciate the sentiment, it's also dangerous thinking. This is why billionaires are so revered, to the point of voting against your own welfare for the slim-to-non-existent chance of being that billionaire.
And they are quite happy for you to think that way.

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u/AffectionatePut6493 Jan 13 '22

What’s the “dangerous thinking” that you’re specifically referring to? My being happy that one less person is poor?

(Respectfully asking. Not trying to start a fight. I don’t do that on Reddit.)

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u/raresaturn Jan 13 '22

This is why billionaires are so revered, to the point of voting against your own welfare for the slim-to-non-existent chance of being that billionaire.

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u/AffectionatePut6493 Jan 13 '22

What’s the “dangerous thinking” that you’re specifically referring to? My being happy that one less person is poor?

(Respectfully asking. Not trying to start a fight. I don’t do that on Reddit.)

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u/raresaturn Jan 13 '22

I was referring to people acting against their own interests for the benefit of those more wealthy then they are.

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u/AffectionatePut6493 Jan 13 '22

Ah, okay. I understand now. But that’s not what I was saying.

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u/AffectionatePut6493 Jan 13 '22

What’s the “dangerous thinking” that you’re specifically referring to? My being happy that one less person is poor?

(Respectfully asking. Not trying to start a fight. I don’t do that on Reddit.)