I just typed out a bunch of thoughts/insights that I was processing. Was chatting to a friend and typed them out. I think sheās probably not that interested:
#1
5:13 PM Wednesday 15 April 2026
I noticed an interesting insight:
Many things that we think of as wealth first show up in the form of problems.
In fact, I would even say that wealth is essentially a set of problems. And wealthiness is basically the capacity to deal with those problems without too much damage.
So it seems that rather than just wishing for wealth, people should want the capacity to accommodate wealth.
For example, to make it clearer, back in the days, one version of wealth might have been 1000 cows.
That image makes it much more obvious.
1000 cows are a pain in the ass. But if you can handle them, now youāve got an operation.
I think most of it is kind of like that.
People often say that money comes with problems, but I suspect that it kind of IS the problems; and the better a person is at handling them, the easier wealth seems to be.
I think itās the same with relationships.
Pre-mating age teenagers are often running around talking about their ideal mates and such.
Biology and instinct wire us to put a lot of importance on that stuff particularly at those ages.
Lots and lots of people are miserable because they think thatās what they want.
But I think that for many people, getting that āwish answeredā brings problems that theyāre not ready to handle. But for the people who can handle the problems, relationships seem āpretty niceā.
So for a young man or woman who āfeels lonelyā and wishes they could āfind a partnerā, I feel like the smart thing to do would be to wish to get really good at dealing with the problems that relationships involve.
Instead of a six-pack or even a six-figure job, or physical beauty or what not (all of which are awesome), I think it would be to get good at relationship problems.
Otherwise, youāll pull em, but youāll end up hating āem.
Anyway, those are my thoughts right now about sex and money.
The most practical and basic wealth question might be this:
With what problems am I optimally constituted and situated to deal?
and then
#2
5:17 PM Wednesday 15 April 2026
Exactly.
A roaring river is a problem when you have no boat, canāt swim, and are drowning in the middle of it.
But if you can swim, are skilled in boatcraft, and are standing on the banks next to the high-quality waterwheels that youāve engineered and built into the river, it represents abundant wealth.
#3
5:19 PM Wednesday April 15 2026
Iād say [that WEALTH is] an emergent characteristic of the RELATIONALITY between you and the river.
And I think itās not just about the preparatory work (though of course thatās ideal). Itās about the capacity, propensity, and ability to recognize and do that preparatory work.
I need to work these points out for myself.
I havenāt provided much context for those latter two thoughts, but anyway. Those were what arose.
