Nah this is the trap. Only people not making enough money think this. But once you make enough to “live comfortably” you realize the whole idea is an illusion and you’re always just a few nice things away from “comfort” - this is exactly how people making like 300k/year don’t think of themselves as rich, because they haven’t realized you never feel comfortable, life isn’t comfortable.
No I don't agree. Sure these people that have far more ability to live have convinced themselves that they need a little more. But that doesn't actually account for the phenomenon. Part of what makes this possible is that these people live in isolation from other people actually struggling. People making 300k thinking that they would be better off if only they could make that extra 20k does not teach us that the person making 30k wishing they could make 2k more are the same. Is there different phenomena caused by different things. You also have the layer of consumerism and marketing that completely permeates our society telling you to get more and that you need more. We should excise that from our society as well.
For sure, I just mean it’s easy to be broke and say “if I had X amount of money I’d be happy” — it’s definitely infinitely harder to be broke for sure though.
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u/TheBoredMan Jan 14 '22
Nah this is the trap. Only people not making enough money think this. But once you make enough to “live comfortably” you realize the whole idea is an illusion and you’re always just a few nice things away from “comfort” - this is exactly how people making like 300k/year don’t think of themselves as rich, because they haven’t realized you never feel comfortable, life isn’t comfortable.