Flying Squid@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 10 months agoI'm not asking to be rich.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square340fedilinkarrow-up11.8Karrow-down151
arrow-up11.74Karrow-down1imageI'm not asking to be rich.lemmy.worldFlying Squid@lemmy.world to Work Reform@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square340fedilink
minus-squareOneobi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down3·10 months agoBut was he really happy. Were his friends his friends or were they money friends. Was he fat with over indulgence. Was he ugly that even plastic surgery couldn’t solve. Was he worried that someone would take his money. Society teaches us that worldly gains are the absolute be all and end all of life. Money doesn’t solve life. It helps. But only to a certain extent.
minus-squareBlanketsWithSmallpox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down3·10 months agoThese are lies the poor tell themselves so they can go to sleep at night without murdering people lol.
minus-squareOneobi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·10 months agoBelieve what you want. Being rich solves many problems, but it’s not a silver bullet for life. Just look at those billionaires chasing wealth and fame.
minus-squarelad@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·10 months agoAs they say “money doesn’t buy you happiness, but money buys you Twitter”, or something like that anyway
But was he really happy. Were his friends his friends or were they money friends.
Was he fat with over indulgence. Was he ugly that even plastic surgery couldn’t solve. Was he worried that someone would take his money.
Society teaches us that worldly gains are the absolute be all and end all of life.
Money doesn’t solve life. It helps. But only to a certain extent.
These are lies the poor tell themselves so they can go to sleep at night without murdering people lol.
Believe what you want.
Being rich solves many problems, but it’s not a silver bullet for life. Just look at those billionaires chasing wealth and fame.
As they say “money doesn’t buy you happiness, but money buys you Twitter”, or something like that anyway