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The Capacity to Enjoy Less (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago by Veraven@sh.itjust.works to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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"The secret of happiness, you see, is not found in seeking more, but in developing the capacity to enjoy less." - Socrates

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[–] Hasherm0n@lemmy.world 33 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Fuck it, just to be a little bit contarian, how much of a selection bias do you think might actually be present in the assumption "...then why don't the rich ascend to this purer existence in a trailer park? Why is it always the poors?"

For sure we hear about the people that get rich and only want to get richer and fuck over everyone that gets in their way, but personally now that I think about it, I actually do know a few people that got lucky, made a bit, and thought "fuck it, I'm done. I'm going to go farm and smoke weed" or some similar equivalent. You'd never hear about those kind of people unless you directly know them. How many trust fund kids are out there just chilling and enjoying life without trying to exploit everyone around them?

[–] themaninblack@lemmy.world 16 points 3 days ago

There are plenty of trustafarians doing this in California, I assure you.

They get bored and travel and also go visit the doctor when they need to but many come back to this bucolic lifestyle.