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Which is more important to you: reaching a level of absolute wealth or reaching a level of wealth relative to others?

>> No.54426977

I want to get to the point that I work because I want to not because I have to

>> No.54426999

>>54426959
First you must want to keep up with the Joneses and then get there before you can be the Joneses. Relative goals becomes absolute.

>> No.54427023

>>54426959
It's not enough that I should be wealthy. Others must be poor.

>> No.54427025

>>54426959
Normanny, absolute wealth because i only seek peace.

But in this world? Relative to others to not get outcompeted.

>> No.54427039

>>54426959
its not about wealth or others, just the freedom that comes with it. Relative to the 99% of wagies

>> No.54427083

>>54426959
I just want enough for my dream home and to not have to wage unless I choose to. That's all, everything else is irrelevant.

>> No.54427122

>>54427023
This.

>> No.54427149

Enough to have a trad life.
>6 bedroom house that’s paid off
>wife doesn’t need to work
>5 kids that I can spend time with every day
>2 vehicles that are paid off

Basically the boomer dream (which is only achievable to millionaires today)

>> No.54427572

Whatever's enough to give her everything she's ever wanted as long as we live. I'm not a materialistic person -- that's why this was possible for me. All of it is for her. It would MEAN nothing to me if not for her.

I do look forward to the change of occupation, because we know that my talents should be put to much better use. But whatever I build with you all in this world will be nothing to me compared to the life she and I will create for ourselves. She will always be first in line -- that is the one concession I will never make.

>> No.54428032

I just don't want to have to work

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>>54427023
/thread

>> No.54428101

Until we rapidly advance the productivity of our economy and reach post/scarcity, all wealth is relative

Wealth is basically the ability to get things you want by paying people to do labor on your behalf. Usually that’s because the people doing labor for you don’t have that luxury themselves. So wealth really only benefits you because of the existence of less wealthy people