It never ceases to amaze me how many well-heeled optimists and wealthy self-help gurus gloss over…

The thing is that you have to be rich to be able to appreciate the “precious privilege.” Poor people don’t have the mental headspace because when they “arise in the morning,” they think of unpaid bills, their shitty job (or lack thereof), their even worse boss, and all the tasks on their to-do list and how they can’t afford to pay someone else to do them.

The Ultimate Luxury of Rich People Is to Pretend It Doesn’t Matter

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Smillew Rahcuef

Carlo Zeno

Jun 13, 2024

It never ceases to amaze me how many well-heeled optimists and wealthy self-help gurus gloss over this fundamental point...

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Written by Carlo Zeno

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