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MY PHILOSOPHY OF MONEY

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What is money really useful for? Paying rent, and buying meat.

Beyond this — money doesn’t have that much positive utility. Just buy your MacBook laptop (refurbished, maxed out). See all the options on Apple site here.

No, you cannot quantify success with money

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People use money as a score-card. I am convinced — people won’t want money for the sake of it. They want money as as signal to themselves that they are ‘succeeding’ and progressing in life.


The wisdom of using money

For example, let us say JAY Z is worth $1B. It doesn’t matter. What matters is more:

Will his net-worth continue to increase into the future, or decrease?

For example if JAY Z goes from $1 billion to (only) $500 Million, he might feel a huuuuuuge punch in the gut. Same goes to Warren Buffet, etc.

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What is the use of money?

We need money to pay rent. To buy meat. To buy our technological tools. Then beyond this … money doesn’t have that much positive utility.

For example, I am happier NOT owning a car. Happier NOT owning a home. I am happier to be more poor and free than to be more rich and more enslaved.

I enjoy walking to the park. I enjoy not using a phone. I enjoy chatting with strangers and not feeling rushed. I like taking my sweet sweet time with everything.

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Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Photography Entrepreneurship

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HAPTIC MAG

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HAPTIC makes creative tools to empower visual artists. From educational tools, art platforms, to camera equipment, HAPTIC is driven by a spirit of experimentation and creative collaboration. We are a majority women led, family operated industry, and have great pride in everything we make.

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HAPTIC MISSION: We believe in disrupting the production market for photography, art, and creative tools. We are transparent about the labor practices behind HAPTIC because we are proud and love everything we make. We support honest and beautiful work with respectful wages to our artists, artisans, and collaborators.

We are not anonymous. Our products are a story. HAPTIC products are printed, prepared, shipped from California with creative collaborators from Saigon.

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