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What say you biz?

>> No.59495422

>>59495403
I want just a few possessions so that checks out

>> No.59495424

>>59495403
Wealth is having what you want.

>> No.59495430

Nah, wealth is having all your wants satisfied regardless of how many they are.
Poverty is having many wants and none satisfied.

>> No.59496733

It's true. All the fags wanting McMansions will end up unhappy and right where they started.

>> No.59496769

>>59495403
well in todays world having a house, healthcare, kids and a retirement are all great wants apparently so i say fuck this shit
between the two options of riding it all in risky gambles or burning this shit to the ground, it would seem we are choosing the more constructive of the two

>> No.59496795

>>59495403
I just want to stop my wagie life, I don't need fancy cars, lots of hot women, just having my own farmland and pass the rest of my life in piece will do.

>> No.59496796

>>59496795
peace* My brain is kinda of bad right now, I'm having trouble sleeping, looking at charts 24/7

>> No.59496896

>>59496733
you had the opportunity to call them "McUnhappy" and you didn't take it. the Council has documented your transgression.

>> No.59496942

>>59496795
sounds boring. Men are meant to building and create for life.

>> No.59496955
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59496955

>>59495403
I just want to be able to move out and have a place of my own.

>> No.59496959

>>59496942
What a faggot

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>>59496959

>> No.59497853

epictitwhore didn't have to worry about food or basic necessititties
sneed

>> No.59497894

>>59495403
Yeah I dunno. There's definitely virtue in being capable of soldiering on in spite of poor material conditions, and living in comfort very clearly comes with an inherent tendency toward weakness and stupidity. This has happened to ruling classes over generations, and I would argue it happened to all of developed society over the 20th century, leading to the predicament we find ourselves in now.

But I've never bought into the stoic idea that, for instance, if your whole family died and your house burned down, still you should be happy because you have control of your mind or whatever the fuck. That just breeds passivity, makes you docile, and leads to a world where all the material wealth is in the hands of the wicked who don't care one iota for such high-minded fart sniffing. The best men are the ones who can attain wealth without losing sight of the courage, will, and thoughtfulness that built it, and the heroic man is the one who can bestow that wisdom upon his descendants.

Of course, this all assumes that people are building their wealth honestly, which very often isn't the case when you're ruled by central banks under fiat currency.