Money is a mode of human and social interaction, of quantifying labor, and a medium of human trust. Money isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t \u00e2\u20ac\u0153real\u00e2\u20ac\u009d\u00e2\u20ac\u201d it isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t a physical thing, it is a metaphysical notion of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153value\u00e2\u20ac\u009d and \u00e2\u20ac\u0153worth\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus a life chasing money is the wrong life. The better life \u00e2\u20ac\u201d chase artistic creation, human interactions, and pushing sociology, culture, and human thriving forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Don’t use money to quantify yourself or your progress in life. When Achilles died we had no idea what his net wealth was. I have no idea how rich Steve Jobs was when he died (or when he was alive). Even Elon Musk’s net worth isn’t interesting to me; what’s more interesting is what he is working on, what his ideas are and what he’s building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ultimately the point I want to make is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Money isn’t the ultimate goal in life. The goal is personal and artistic greatness and creating a legacy which will empower future humans!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n
ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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