• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    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.

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      1 month ago

      Reminds me of that 20th century philosopher, C.G.L. Wallace, who quipped “mo money, mo problems”

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      1 month ago

      Yeah, this makes sense. Think the thought still holds though. Just needs to be explained with the normal distribution meme.

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      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.