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10538996 No.10538996[DELETED]  [Reply] [Original]

How do I escape material desires? I'm sick of feeling bad because I don't have a car or house at 25 while people I knew at high school do.

>> No.10539007

Do you think they're happy? You have to imagine they're not. Here's a tip: they aren't. If you got a million dollars right now guaranteed you'd find some other excuse not to be happy. Even if you had a girlfriend, a steady job, a passion or hobby, family, an average build, good family, and friends, even then, you'd probably develop some kind of bodily pain.

>> No.10539021

Your problem is desire to conform and fit in, not materialism. Either work hard to fit in or accept being outside of the norm somehow.

>> No.10539213

I think you should get organized and develop some plans to obtain the things you want within the next few years. Work hard and be content, eventually you will get to where you want to be.

>> No.10539231

>>10539007
yep, fucking neuroticism. I got a job I always wanted and the minute I did I shifted my worries towards my moral behaviour and tfw no gf. Anxiety always finds a way.

>> No.10539242

The cessation of craving leads to nirvana

You do the rest.

What you seek is attainable but you will need a 100% dedication.

>> No.10539269

>>10538996
I'm 28, saving for my first car now (aiming to get $20k for a down payment), probably won't have it til I'm closer to 30. The only reason I live in a house is because me and my gf needed combined finances to afford it. So do you have a significant other? That's basically the first step considering how bloated the market is. And it's hardly the desire for material good, having shelter is a necessity. The car on the other hand is a luxury which is why I haven't had one until [near future].

>> No.10539272

>>10538996
Don't listen to these autistic retards. Become a normie. Fucking do everything you possibly can to become a normie. Don't fuck it up you fucking fuck up.

>> No.10539273

>>/r9k/
>>/adv/
this forum is about literature you fucking loser

>> No.10539275

>>10539269
>$20k down payment on a depreciating asset
Are you retarded?

>> No.10539280

>>10539272
How? Please tell me how

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>>10539269
get a load of this highly socialized individual
>tfw analyze data from a billion dollar satellite but drive a $2k beater

>> No.10539325

>>10539275
>hurr durr I'm gonna spend $20k cash on something that could get completely destroyed every time I leave the house! My dad says this is a good idea!

>> No.10539332

>>10539325
>buying a new vehicle ever for any reason

>> No.10539338

>>10539332
although I guess someone has to buy it first so I can get it off you in a few years for a reasonable price like a non retarded person would do.

>> No.10539355

>>10539007
I will never be happy.
I will never be happy.
I will never be happy.
I will never be happy.
I'm profound yet?

>> No.10539364

>>10539355
I'm not saying OP will never be happy. I'm saying with his current mindset he will. He has to learn to be content with how things are, and if he doesn't then he's always going to be wanting something more until his dick is six feet in the dirt. Read some Montaigne you fag.

>> No.10539380

>>10539355
Grow up

>> No.10539385

Who the fuck buys a house in high school.