I literally have a broken iPhone 6 and yet I could afford the newest Samsung. I actually think iPhone is total garbage and would prefer a Samsung.
I have the freedom of choice to CHOOSE to laugh at anyone who thinks they’re better than me because they have an iPhone and I don’t. I choose to perceive them as competent status wiped and incapable of thinking for themselves. I choose to hang out with better people than them. I choose to be so skilled that my hiring can’t be swayed based on whether or not I have a phone, and I chose to do so through years of working on skills while having absolutely zero fucking money.
If you’re saying you don’t have a choice, you’re just choosing to accept victim mindset, choosing to accept societal standards, choosing to think of yourself as less-than because you don’t rank up to someone else’s measuring stick, choosing to accept that measuring stick but complain about it instead of living life on your own terms
I try to consider all sides to situations. Admittedly I skew towards negative when it comes to money due to my experiences with it. I appreciate the thoughts you’ve shared, I will have to sit on them for a bit. This might be the wealth scripting from Genesis I’m working through right now.
I get what you are coming from. Though when @Jouissance talk about value he talks about perceived value. You may disagree with the perceived value concept but you can’t really change the game, specially if you live in a western country (well you can work on it but that’s another story).
I am not sure you need to go full on the “value creation” framework, but if you want to make money you need to accept the rules of the game, remove the bitterness and try to stay pragmatic towards your goals.
For example I think lots of job are overpaid for the real skills they use (my line of work included), but it is their value on the market right now for lots of reasons so
Things can be perceived to have value / be valuable to people, but that doesn’t necessarily mean they’ll trade their money for it.
I perceive this thread as having value (thanks for starting it @Fractal_Explorer), but I wouldn’t trade any money to read/participate in it.
I used to think along similar lines, which is why I didn’t get rich, lol.
You nailed it in that: money IS “made up” and it IS necessary in our society (unless you opt for the freedom of homelessness).
Seems we were born into a system of debt that’ll allow you to dig yourself a hole as deep as you like, stay as poor as you like, but also, become as rich as you can.
You say you don’t particularly like money, but don’t hate it either.
Well, this might sound brash, but here’s how I see it now:
Money dgaf about you. It has no feelings. It has no intentions. It isn’t bad or good to have or not have it.
It’s a medium for trade. It’s a tool. It’s an ingredient. That’s it.
Do you have all the resources and financial independence that you want?
If yes, then you won the money game. Continue kicking ass and enjoying Life.
If no, then half-hearted bucking against the system won’t get you there, you gotta play to win.
And you can “win” by first understanding the rules of the game then playing your game the way you want, keeping your integrity.
Here are the rules laid out succinctly:
I wish I’d figured that out sooner, lol.
It really does feel different than the other wealth titles. Sounds like you’re on the right track with working through your money mindset.
Promises are about Relationships, Negotiation, and Commitments.
Power.
The power to keep one’s promises.
The power to enforce others’ promises.
A person with enough power does not even need to rely on the symbol of Money. Services, products, and information (the basic commodities of life) will simply be given to them wherever they go.
Actual currency is a crutch for those with less access to direct power. It symbolizes the power that they lack.
A lion does not need to carry a knife. It has 18 knives at the ends of its paws.
The truly socially powerful would not need money.
Those of us who are not lions prudently invest in the best blades that we can acquire.
But whether with claws or with knives, the ‘grounds’ we traverse and the ‘encounters’ with which we contend, are about the exchange of Commodity. Experiences, objects, services, information, and access. These are the commodities. And we wish to have the power to command those things from others.
Whether we use money or whether we use honeyed words; whether we use intimidation or even whether we use altruistic sharing; the inevitable foundation with which we must deal is the expression and the satisfaction of Our Needs and Our Wants and Preference. This is the foundation of the whole thing. It will always be a part of life.
Ah time such a valuable asset, but consistently stolen from. I wonder if DRLD also guards against time theft from people. Ironically as I post this while working at my job lol.
