• neidu2
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    2 months ago

    Directly, money can’t. But lack of it sure as shit can cause a lot of misery.

    Source: Used to be poor and miserable. Now I’m doing reasonably well, and I have time and mental capacity to focus on things that make me happy.

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      2 months ago

      It’s a case of diminishing returns, if you had 100k in your bank account you’d probably feel the freedom to indulge in modest luxury pretty much at whim - if you have 200M it just turns into a number-go-up situation.