ICYMI, the dude was our 39th president. Don’t forget what matters in life. Don’t glorify money since it’s what your peers do. Make your own values.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/national/wp/2018/08/17/feature/the-un-celebrity-president-jimmy-carter-shuns-riches-lives-modestly-in-his-georgia-hometown/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.2ed7e2f926ab
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The un-celebrity president: Jimmy Carter shuns riches, lives modestly in his Georgia hometown
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Not advocating for picking up a nice 10-bedroom place in Pac Heights, but not sure striving for a $100k house is some kind of a virtue.
Why base your existence on actually inconsequential values shaped more so by your peers and circumstance, than what you truly want out of life?
If it’s by all means what you want. I support it. But I see the riches that some have made in tech, and it’s warped me.
I grew up in a half a double my parents bought for $80,000 and I was fine. Why should I feel like I need a million dollar home to be successful in life? Success should be based in what personally makes me happy, free of other’s opinions.
So many people here chasing that FANG salary. I get it, and I’m partially one of them. But me 5 or 10 years ago had different plans, a focus on living much more simply. Did I change my values along the way? Peers influence your behavior more than you think.
It shows there’s more to life that money. He’s proof of it. A “simple” existence can absolutely be a life worth living.
You don’t need fancy toys and houses to create meaning. But so many people create their meaning through those things upon acquiring wealth.
I doubt most SV folks who have million dollar mortgages make enough time for their kids. They need that dual income just to afford the house so kids can have a bedroom.
Why jump through all the hoops and stress? Life is easier in less competitive areas.
You can try and “have it all”, but surely you’re going to be lacking in things that matter— time with family and friends, after you’ve made these huge debt and career obligations just to stay afloat.