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Whats your such opinion (discuss.tchncs.de)
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[โ€“] theshatterstone54@feddit.uk 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Hear me out, I don't want to be Musk. I want to be in a situation where I don't have to work and I don't have to worry about money for the rest of my life. If today I want to lay in my bed until 11, get up and play games until 3pm, start binging a new series until 10pm, and then go clubbing until 4am, I wouldn't have to worry about whether it's Tuesday or Saturday, whether I have a project due tomorrow, whether I have food in the fridge, whether I can afford to pay my bills, all because I get a stream of money coming into my account every month, enough to cover all my expenses and then some, so if I want to start a project that can develop into a successful business, I can do that. And if I just want to tinker with some random piece of hardware I found on eBay, I can do that. And if I just want to go through the routine above, I can do that. That's what I seek. That level of freedom. Money is just a way of achieving that freedom.