Those is one of the most tragically beautiful posts I think I have read on the forum. I wouldn’t usually just copy paste quotes, but I felt some of the comments hit unusually deep. The word “wisdom” even comes to mind...
“Much though I might value the personal freedom that comes with early retirement, I struggle to come up with any moral or practical argument that suggests it is worth more than what those donations accomplished. ”
“Almost everyone I know outside EA, from my parents to my colleagues to my neighbours, is not seeking to improve the wider world with any significant fraction of their resources. They’re just getting on with their lives and trying to do right by the people they meet.”
“When I look, I see a fair amount of frivolous expenditure and minimal attention given to non-financial ways of doing good; the choice is less ‘banker who donates’ vs. ‘doctor’ and more ‘banker who donates’ vs. ‘banker’. ”
“In the face of all this there is more than a slight temptation to throw up one’s hands and say ’Fine! You think my money is worthless? I guess I’ll keep it then; it’s definitely worth something to me”
Those is one of the most tragically beautiful posts I think I have read on the forum. I wouldn’t usually just copy paste quotes, but I felt some of the comments hit unusually deep. The word “wisdom” even comes to mind...
“Much though I might value the personal freedom that comes with early retirement, I struggle to come up with any moral or practical argument that suggests it is worth more than what those donations accomplished. ”
“Almost everyone I know outside EA, from my parents to my colleagues to my neighbours, is not seeking to improve the wider world with any significant fraction of their resources. They’re just getting on with their lives and trying to do right by the people they meet.”
“When I look, I see a fair amount of frivolous expenditure and minimal attention given to non-financial ways of doing good; the choice is less ‘banker who donates’ vs. ‘doctor’ and more ‘banker who donates’ vs. ‘banker’. ”
“In the face of all this there is more than a slight temptation to throw up one’s hands and say ’Fine! You think my money is worthless? I guess I’ll keep it then; it’s definitely worth something to me”
I love the point made during my study of Ikigai, that there is no word in Japanese for ‘retirement’.
Example explanation:
There is No Japanese Word for Retirement – Your Work, Your Way (yourwork-yourway.com)