FenrirIII@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agoThe ability to be spontaneous in life is directly proportion to the size of your bank accountmessage-squaremessage-square65fedilinkarrow-up1462arrow-down134
arrow-up1428arrow-down1message-squareThe ability to be spontaneous in life is directly proportion to the size of your bank accountFenrirIII@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square65fedilink
minus-squareAwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up82arrow-down1·edit-22 months agoI was a lot more spontaneous when I was a broke young man than I am now as a fairly comfortable adult. Usually the number of responsibilities you have goes up as your income does, and those are the killers of spontaneity.
minus-squareLandless2029@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoMaybe it’s also the fact that you’re older and more mature? What if you had a stream of income in your youth from family supporting you? Generational wealth. I definitely would’ve been more spontaneous instead of work two jobs while going to college in my early 20s.
minus-squaremacrocarpa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·2 months agoReminds me of that 20th century philosopher, C.G.L. Wallace, who quipped “mo money, mo problems”
minus-squarejoshthewaster@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·edit-22 months agoYeah, this makes sense. Think the thought still holds though. Just needs to be explained with the normal distribution meme.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoMore like your income goes up as the number of responsibilities goes up.
I was a lot more spontaneous when I was a broke young man than I am now as a fairly comfortable adult. Usually the number of responsibilities you have goes up as your income does, and those are the killers of spontaneity.
Maybe it’s also the fact that you’re older and more mature?
What if you had a stream of income in your youth from family supporting you?
Generational wealth.
I definitely would’ve been more spontaneous instead of work two jobs while going to college in my early 20s.
Reminds me of that 20th century philosopher, C.G.L. Wallace, who quipped “mo money, mo problems”
Yeah, this makes sense. Think the thought still holds though. Just needs to be explained with the normal distribution meme.
More like your income goes up as the number of responsibilities goes up.