Unfortunately, you do need money for like 2/3rds of those
Money isn’t everything but with no money at all, there isn’t much left
Some money yes, but an average salary should work for all of them, no?
“Average” is a vague definition
neither vague nor a definition
average is the sum of a list of values divided by the size of the list.
Well, if you look at the average salary across the whole world, an overwhelming majority of people doesn’t make enough money to survive, so there’s that
No. If you’re going to be pedantic, at least be right.
Average
noun
- a number expressing the central or typical value in a set of data, in particular the mode, median, or (most commonly) the mean, which is calculated by dividing the sum of the values in the set by their number.
The term average, inherently refers to at least three different ways to calculate the central value in a data set. What you’re talking about is mean, but it can also mean mode, or median, and there are other, even, more complicated calculations than those depending on your context.
So yes, average, is an inherently vague and hard to define term.
youre right, i take it back
I was under the impression mean and average were used interchangeably, but I’m not a native speaker.
What I meant was mean salary indeed. But median would probably be more adequate.
You don’t win life because you have more toys than the other guy
But you do lose for not being able to afford bare necessities
Wait, this isn’t a shitpost
It’s something most of us cannot afford to achieve, probably.
Hey, you’re right! Why aren’t the mods executing OP!?
“Calm and boring days” is definitely underrated. When you’re an adult with daily responsibilities, it’s almost impossible to have an extended period, let alone an entire day, where there is nothing that comes up that needs to be done.
Amen to that Brother Reverend! I love when there is nothing to do. It is so liberating. But after a day or two I start to feel guilty I’m not being a productive member of society.
It’s so huge not only for rest but creativity and mental housekeeping.
I don’t see ‘books telling tales of my conquests bound in the skin of my vanquished enemies’ on that list.
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Bro this isn’t funny. Give me back my luxuries right now
All I see is “Crush your enemies, see them driven before you”.
And hear
How is this a shitpost
Shit, I don’t have any of those.
2/12 ain’t that bad I guess.
That’s absolutely perfect
I’d not only day ability to travel but ability to follow any passion. Setting the world, making art, opening a store, whatever makes you do b something you just love doing just for the activity itself.
Don’t forget that “may you live in interesting times” is a curse
Yeah, I’ve got one maybe two of that list. FML
Just a few weeks left for me. I haven’t really had any more than 2 of these in a decade…
I’m rocking five of them at least so, I hope you get here.
Too bad the majority of them require disposable income.
That’s why it says “luxuries”
I’ve turned into a fairly materialistic person after starting a family, which kinda goes against this list, but I promise I have a point.
I’ve now started valuing my time in money, quite explicitly. Let’s say an hour of my time is worth roughly 50 euros. I can make more money by doing more work, I’m not limited to 40 hours a week when feeling productive, nor am I required to fulfill 40 hours a week when I have a bad case of executive dysfunction. So any time I’m out running errands, it technically IS costing me this much money.
If I have the option to spend X hours doing something, I’m going to ask myself if it’s worth it being X * 50 euros poorer for this. Spending time with friends or family? Absolutely worth it. Going on a walk to clear my mind? Still worth it. Drive around a bunch of drunk people for money? Nope, because nobody is going to be paying me enough to make it worth my while and it’s not an activity I enjoy doing very often.
I’ll make a similar calculation for spending money to gain more free time. If I’m working on my car and something is going to take me 10 hours, but my shade-tree mechanic 3 hours @ 35 euros an hour on his lift… Yeah, I’m going to pay him and hang around while he’s doing it. I just bought 7 hours of free time (so 350 euros) for 105 euros.
That does NOT mean that when I make the calculation that I’m going to always actually use the saved time for work right away. I might just hang around at home, take the baby for a spin in the stroller, listen to podcast I enjoy… Hell, maybe I’ll take a long ass bath. This is just a way to get myself thinking “hey, my time is worth too much to be doing this”, because in the past I rarely said “No” to anyone who wanted me to do anything, and also I’d spend lots of time on anything that could save me a minuscule amount of money.
One must be careful with this kind of reasoning, because often the time is not a cost - but actually a valuable part of the experience in its own right. Walking to the corner store is slower than driving - but can be a worthwhile experience for its own sake - as it give a bit of time for quiet reflection, and light exercise, and fresh air. Depending on your tastes, a similar thing could be said about doing some maintenance work on your bike vs paying someone to do it for you.
Getting too bogged down in time vs money can potentially lead to miscalculations and stress. Is it better to give someone a quick blowjob for a bit of extra cash so that you can pay someone to vacuum your house? Perhaps the calculation is not really one-dimensional.
For me, simply spending less time thinking about money is worth quite a bit of ‘wasted’ money & time; because I value the headspace that would otherwise be consumed by that!
That’s also quite valid. And the walk to the corner store is pretty much a break to slow down and just… Think. Personally I value those breaks fairly highly too.
Real talk. I cried reading this. They’re such simply things and it’s the first thing they want to take.
