What is the biggest surprise about getting rich?
1408 sats \ 7 comments \ @HowardisMe 5 Nov 2023 meta
I made $30M from my previous tech company.
For me, the most surprising thing about being rich is that it's an incredibly isolating experience. What I mean by that is you can't really complain about your problems except within your small circle of rich friends. Otherwise, you will sound like a douchebag. Even if you do, non-rich people can't really empathize with you.
There are a few problems associated with being rich such as general (lack of) motivation for work, family/friends asking for money, worry for how to motivate kids, spouse with different attitudes toward life after getting rich, potential spouse being a gold digger, unexpected jealous reaction from friends/family, pressure to deal with more complex tax, estate planning and investment planning and etc.
The joy of "set for life" doesn't seem to offset the anxiety from hoarding the huge sum of money. In addition, when you don't work because you are rich but can't hang out with your friends who have to work during the week, you feel like an outcast of society.
Overall, being rich is very isolating and that's the most surprising thing I have experienced.
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheBTCManual 5 Nov 2023
Lol can't relate, and doubt I will ever reach that level, but yeah everything has its trade-offs, I guess the common man's struggle is a solvable one IE get more money, but the 1% problems aren't relatable or explored only by a small minority and we've seen throughout history how wealth can see people go off the rails or have to spend time defending for the rest of their lives.
But even so, isn't that what being human is, dealing with new forms of choas after we mastered the previous elements trying to harm us? Time to find a new purpose, you have time and freedom, surely there are passions you can explore?
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21 sats \ 0 replies \ @harrr 5 Nov 2023
Dude, get a therapist, those are not problems you burden friends with. Also, even if the site is shit, this is one of the subs that still has decent content: old.reddit [.] com/r/fatFIRE/
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2 sats \ 0 replies \ @bitcoin_rationalist 5 Nov 2023
I got 99 problems but being rich ain’t one. HIT ME!
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @purpurato 5 Nov 2023
I thought about that a couple of times, not that I'm rich but because most people I know believe all their problems could be solved with money, and the fact is that those problems are the least complex, thus, when people get lots of money they have to face deeper issues like "What is that I really want in life? What is happiness about?" Which should be the questions everyone should be asking themselves, instead of "How am I gonna pay rent next month?"
One exercice I often do is ask myself what would I be doing with $10M (that's way more for me to consider myself rich) and if the answer is not exactly what I'm doing right now, then I reconsider my choices and steer the wheel towards that target. This is something I ask people a lot and I'm sure most of them realize they're working just for money, and not even, for fiat!
I'm pretty sure money doesn't bring much happiness, at least I know it wouldn't bring me much to me, so if you feel that's a problem, there are lots of ways to solve it, check out Tallycoin or Geyserfund where you can find great ways to spend some money and have a great impact, you could get involved in whatever you like!
You have an expertise that is needed and you have the luxury to work on whatever you like + you have capital to fund whatever project you're interested.
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