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  2. Posted · Edited by jeffemmerson

    13 hours ago, Knowledge Hoarder said:

    I think investing is overrated. Investing is ultimately a middle class activity. It's best used to build generational wealth - not "within this lifetime" wealth. You will never break out of middle class doing long term investing - your children and grandchildren might though.

    You know, it's all about priorities at the end of the day. To get real wealth real fast, you have to be able to take massive risks, and provide shitton of value at the same time. Not everyone is build for that.

    And before you say "but Elon Musk is a billionare and invests into bitcoin" he doesn't invest. He just plays with his money. He doesn't give a fuck if he loses or gains at this point - in fact, he's got the kind of influence and power to nake bitcoin rise or drop by 50% lol. The reason why Elon is investing, is the same reason why Coca Cola is able to produce shitty advertisements, and still be in profit. Because they've got so much money and influence already, they don't give a fuck. This is not a good strategy for regular people though.

    Agreed. Investing for someday is bullshit in my opinion at 45. I can make due with very little and have a work pension....if I even live to my 70's. No thanks. Enjoy NOW, but sensibly. 

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    I won't go into a long-winded explanation for now, suffice it to say that since turning 45 during a pandemic (as a hospital cleaner, which was very scary for a while as I cleaned Covid rooms and witnessed people die of the virus early on), my marriage has dissolved, I have moved to a new town and work at a new hospital. I had a mini-stroke in roughly 2016 that scared the crap out of me and have lost a brother to suicide and attempted myself. I also went from committing myself to becoming a traditionally published author. I say all this why?

    Because I have achieved "worldly" goals that I have set for myself and am done with that stuff. I'm also done with the anxiety of worry over doing a perfect job at work every day. I realize that time is short and that none of this materialistic bullshit actually matters - I thirst for transcendence from the usual "rat on a treadmill" stress and I have found my own version of Nihilism/higher consciousness and learning to let go of worry over my health. 

    No kids, no car payment and I rent. Screw the housing market - it's insane and I want no part of it. 

     

    I SALUTE ANYONE OUT HERE WITH THE COURAGE TO BE DIFFERENT AND ANYONE WHO HAS HAD ENOUGH OF THE RAT RACE BULLSHIT THAT IS CLEARLY A PATTERN. Had to use caps there. I'm over it. I even stopped wearing a mask in public today, which is a big step as a formerly paranoid healthcare worker. 

    Great to meet everyone and thank you for all your infinite wisdom, Leo! I find myself comforted more than ever through this evolved awareness. 

    Jeff