MrBeast: Does money buy happiness?

[@LexClips]

Full podcast episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGTCgaqsq8urf7c Lex Fridman podcast channel: kzbin.info Guest bio: MrBeast is a legendary KZbin creator.

[@RobCoops]

Money does not buy happiness, it buys you the freedom to not worry about the things that should not matter. Healthcare, your families ability to live a comfortable life and so on. This takes a lot of stress away from your day to day life which does "buy you happiness" in that sense. Having been on both sides of the story where I had basically not enough to live to the point where I can now spend money without having to worry to much about how I can afford it. Sure there are limits I am not rich by any stretch of the imagination but I make enough to live a comfortable life without money being the thing that always haunt me in some way or another. So does money buy you happiness, no it does not but it does in many ways mean you have less stress which does make your life better.

[@overshot8331]

This conversation about money and happiness reminded me of a poem I read by W.H. Davies : When I had money, money, O! I knew no joy till I went poor; For many a false man as a friend Came knocking all day at my door. Then felt I like a child that holds A trumpet that he must not blow Because a man is dead; I dared Not speak to let this false world know. Much have I thought of life, and seen How poor men's hearts are ever light; And how their wives do hum like bees About their work from morn till night. So, when I hear these poor ones laugh, And see the rich ones coldly frown Poor men, think I, need not go up So much as rich men should come down. When I had money, money, O! My many friends proved all untrue; But now I have no money, O! My friends are real, though very few.

[@LeviKerrison]

So this proves that Communism is way better than capitalism

[@georgepoly4842]

@@LeviKerrison 😐

[@johnnyi1337]

@9:06 "surround yourself with ppl you want to be and it'll be 70% easier. That is the cheat code to life." The people you surround yourself with is super important yet arguably the hardest to properly nail down! In my experience, the best solution is living in a coliving space that fits with your needs. It's not just about being selective, it's about putting up the right filters and attracting the right people. We have limited time each day so we personally can't afford to qualify each person who enters your life. Before they reach you, they should already be qualified in some way even if that's just being in the same place.

[@performance_revolution]

Being rich might not buy you happiness, but being broke buys you nothing

[@adequatequality]

As the old saying goes, I'd rather cry in my Ferrari than on a bus

[@performance_revolution]

@@adequatequality that's gold!

[@dannisunshine7228]

“It might be lonely at the top, but it’s a bitch at the bottom” -Jamey Johnson

[@ColinBenjamin]

The few KZbinrs that I share or shared this mentality are Airrack, Meet Kevin, and maybe the Paul Brothers (a few years ago). There really aren’t many other people that are constantly working, constantly putting out content, and constantly growing with a mission to get to the very top. Tommyinnit or whatever his name is (was on Impaulsive) might be up there as well. Stradman in the car scene. They are a rare breed.

[@acraze2287]

Lex always asks great questions

[@grambo1980]

Money doesn’t buy happiness, but it sure does remove a lot of obstacles in the way of happiness.

[@VincentKun]

Money make disappear difficult and enjoy life at the best of your possibility, when you have no money you're blocked, you need just to have enough money to get rid of the annoying stuff and focus on what you like. For example I'm a student and broke, I love studying and I'm keep going with scholarships, but if I fail a single exam bye bye to my free home and food. Yeah, i just want to study, but I have to follow ridiculous rules and If I only fail to submit documents I'm out. And it's happened to Erasmus student to lose scholarship because of poorly written and only country language documents...

[@cherylchild]

Perhaps this is the best case scenario for Universal Basic Income. Imagine the brilliant solutions that might emerge if all that "annoying stuff" was covered.

[@VincentKun]

@@cherylchild Universal Basic Income is infeasible, and people still can't "live" with that amount of money is still surviving

[@raymondtendau2749]

Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, then your search for happiness will never end. -Bob Marley

[@GetOffTheLawn]

Of course it does. More important money buys time.

[@Mat_Sedano]

I love how Mr Beast in each new interview seems more mature, can't wait to see him on his 40 - 50.

[@jacobwright1159]

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[@sherapower908]

Money buys the ability to focus on making yourself happier. Fulfillment, love, and purpose makes us happy. Money can buy you time away from a soul sucking job or living condition.

[@aaa84gt]

Money doesn't buy happiness, it removes your concerns.

[@jlushefski]

Almost everyone gives the same answer to this question, because it is obvious and simple: Money cannot fix terrible sickness or loss; it can relieve many stresses and give freedom to pursue interests; it can allow one to help friends and family; some people get corrupted, etc. There is nothing profound about the question or answer.

[@Pablo-fn5sd]

99% of people don't have enough money to travel around the world and/or to pursue their dreams. Those are people who just know money buys happiness, and there's no doubt about it. You can't stress enough how easy it would be to just not be worried every day with a huge amount of money. When you can take care of people close to you, it's a gamechanger in terms of happiness

[@acousticidaho]

My dad - “They say being rich won’t make you happy. Well I’d sure like to give it a try!” 😂

[@overshot8331]

Ever heard stories of lottery winners?

[@acousticidaho]

@@overshot8331 Yep! Most of them end the same way. Wasted money and right back where they were. However, there was a couple who won the lottery here in Idaho almost 20 years ago. They invested a chunk of it in real estate and are still doing great. Idaho’s real estate market is insane right now.

[@toastedt140]

@overshot8331 Reporting bias, the same reason they dont run stories on the people who bought a losing ticket. It's not a story that local news can sell. They don't show you "Here's Dave, he was well adjusted and didn't have a drug problem so he's doing great after winning the lottery." They show people screwing it up because that's more interesting than "Boring man makes boring choices with boring result"

[@cake8211]

Only people who don't have money could think that money can buy happiness.

[@MrJesseBell]

Only people who have had money know it’s limitations

[@teddy7426]

It’s the most stupid question to ask ..especially to someone worth hundreds of millions ..everyone already knows the answer

[@chrisginoc]

You're crazy until you are successful then you're a genius...and those same people are the ones who are haters

[@Naluhunter]

And “nobody knows you when you’re down and out” -Clapton

[@desidev69]

Yes, it buys you crazy happyness

[@user-vo7tj4bv1z]

But can it teach you how to spell happiness?

[@desidev69]

@@user-vo7tj4bv1z thanks for teaching me to spell happiness

[@moneyball9260]

Mr beast, Elon Musk and Joe Rogan should be the worlds leaders

[@nathannagle5382]

Money buys the ability to do what makes you happy

[@Konphetty]

Love that Mr Beast goes by his instincts instead of listening to other people.

[@canadiannomad4088]

Of course money buys happiness! There is this pill you can buy.... Unfortunately once you try it, you want more of it.....

[@Johnnyo1300]

I don’t really know who this guy is but he’s got the right idea the only time money buys you happiness is when you’re doing something for someone else to watch somebody smile because you were able to hook them up that is the definition of money buying happiness think about it the person you gave the money to is happy and you’re happy because you change their life and that makes you feel good pretty simple to make been there done that that’s how I live my life just saying

[@00BUKO]

The Bukowski Line!

[@reddog3708]

To a degree I believe so there's been a study that if you make 80k a year you make good money so much so it effects your quality of life in a good way however if it it's more than that it doesn't effect much anymore. That's the threshold where your bills are covered your family is fed and with some money for fun too of course

[@johnobrien8773]

"But it let's you choose your misery."

[@jxstified7558]

Money can buy you health to a certain point, relieve stress from ever going poor or hungry, travel and meet new friends, etc. Yes I think money can buy happiness.

[@frankysalazar6857]

Happiness is subjective. What isn’t debatable is options. Money guarantees more options, which gives you more options to seek happiness or battle hardships.

[@harveymoment]

Yes, it can. Money buys peace of mind.

[@josephbrown9685]

This is the right answer. It’s not about being happy, it’s about not having to worry about certain things in daily life.

[@erobusblack4856]

i will point out Lex you and him are both rich. money does not buy happiness but it sure does make it easier

[@ericwalker8382]

Think being rich and sad is bad? Try being poor and sad.

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

“Find people you fit in with”. This has been my most difficult struggle. At 35, old friends disappear with family life, new friends are hard to come by. And motivated friends even more so. I feel like a Mr. beast personality but stuck in the mud in need of like minded people to pull me out.

[@jimj2683]

Same

[@snowballandcocopuff5465]

There is nothing that money can't buy. Buying anything is the one job that money has.

[@user-vo7tj4bv1z]

Money can’t buy health

[@cherylchild]

Finally! The age old maxim, "You are who your friends are", finally hit home. Thank you Mr. Beast. I've heard it a thousand times, but because of where I was physically, I didn't see any possibility of ever connecting with like minds. Duh...I'm hanging around with Lex, Mr Beast and all of the brilliant minds on the planet here on KZbin. I already feel better about myself.

[@palmman9496]

i hate when rich people spout this bullshit about money not making them happy. Yall aint never been in my position.

[@jimj2683]

Exactly. They just say it to be like more

[@thetravelingfoodshow]

Yes, money can buy happiness!🤑 The end.

[@alexcharlesworth6558]

Happiness can be brought for some, ultimately depends on the person 💯 some people can live happily with very little in their life

[@humpteedumptee8629]

I'm a firm believer money 100% buys happiness. I've been everything from homeless, min wage, perfectly avg, slightly above avg. and every single step up was better than the one before. its not even about buying shit. its about not having a single worry in the world. oh shit the only bad day I can have now is death related. boo hoo I was I gonna have to deal with that anyways.

[@humpteedumptee8629]

@@kris3451 but it does scale. 100k in the bank relevies a lot of short term worries. its rare to have a $100k dollar problem. 1 million relieves most intermediate problems its take very bad decade to ruin your life. 10 million yeas gonna be difficult to imagine any external factors leaving you with any real worries for about 100 years. so it completely scales. and goes past I'm ok and my bills are not an issue.

[@humpteedumptee8629]

@@kris3451 there's also studies saying that happiness don't cap out at any income level. and your using false equivalencies. it has nothing to do with "felt good" its the ability to reduce problems. its literally the exact opposite logically. it don't take personal experience of I have $495305934057032573 to realize that would be a more secure life than $50. under that standpoint the people doing studies opinions are irrelevant. as there are very few cash in the bank millionaires. (your literally logically inconsistent twice, but ill still reply) it don't take that much life experience to know problems occur. said problems cost money. obviously their are diminishing returns. at some point you can easily fix any problem and it don't effect your daily life. but humans are proactive and when that is achieved they will automatically think forward and gain additional comfort in knowing the future in secure. piece of mind is happiness. more money will always equal more piece of mind. the only time money don't buy happiness is if someone is uneducated and has horrible financial habits. so if you want to next ask "what about people the get too much money and use it poorly leading to lifelong debt and loneliness"? "why thanks for asking! I don't care about said people. that's not me and I don't concern myself with other peoples stupid decisions unless they sign my check or can cast votes in a chamber. it simply is irrelevant as the expectation was never that everyone has equal ability".

[@humpteedumptee8629]

@@kris3451 its logically inconsistent. because your bases for the trend is not accurate (which is the definition of fallacious). they are in general happier. no one ever once said all people will be happy. there are rich people with schizophrenia, some have partners getting railed out and cant afford a divorce. it was never implied or stated they cant be unhappy. what was stated and maintains is they have less reasons to be unhappy. so the richer you are the less external issues can derail your life therefore you are going to have less worries. outside of the small chance you have some debilitating illness that cant be medicated effectively (which falls under boohoo i had to deal with that either way). or internal situations you caused yourself (which falls under i don't care about other peoples organically made non manipulated bad decisions). its really not even debatable more money equals more piece of mind. piece of mind is fundamentally necessary for happiness. there's no need to be pedantic and make up 1 off scenarios trying to act like money don't buy all the things that make people happy. obviously we all know missing limbs sucks to whoever. but such things are irrelevant as the effect is the same regardless of who. and even such things effect you less with more money. you cant compare "I cant get a job better than a couple bucks over min wage as I'm physically incapable of 80% of jobs in general. out easily out preformed in the ones I can get. maybe they will take pity on me. hopefully I'm not in a red state cause the generosity of the state will be maybe 1000 a month and some real trash insurance options!". to "yea im upset i lost my leg but in the grand scheme of things ill always be petty about it. but at least im not surviving at the bottom of society." there is literally no way to logically explain how having money is not better. out side of making up extreme examples. and even than its simply better. and accepting there is a diminishing return is not the same as saying there is no return. obviously the first couple million return a great deal of piece of mind. and going from 20-50 million simply returns less. at that point your working on pet projects, legacies, and future proofing your next generations. your well beyond what could derail my life. but it still adding piece of mind. and piece of mind is the root to happiness. and its adjustable. this is when you shift to "why do you think legless jerry deserves more". fine ill answer "i dont care. legless jerry is made up. i just made him up. that is an entirely different conversation." the dude said his first move was retiring his mom which equals buying piece of mind.

[@humpteedumptee8629]

@@kris3451 bro your dense asf. you literally equated "felt good" in reference to a drink. and said extrapolating this 101011 would be better. the reason its a false equivalency is its not based on "felt good". its based on "reduces bs and provides piece of mind". so by default its logically inconsistent. stop and read slowly. stop trying to make some clever point when you cant handle basic logical consistency. and stop putting words in my mouth and twisting them to try to be right. its not about your opinion. its about what is logically consistent. if you cant first be logically consistent. than i suggest reading about logic. also its typically poor practice to talk in absolutes. and i didnt say "more money = more happiness" (read slowly, twice if necessary, your putting your own words). i siad more money= more piece of mind which equals more happiness. as you cant be happy without piece of mind. see happiness is a postive add, piece of mind is negative subtractor (it removes anxiety and stress). your skipping half the equation. piece of mind means your emotionally stable, physically secure, and not stressed. they means you have more bandwidth to brush shit off. becasue you know you have the resources to deal with the issue. would you rather have 50 bucks and broken arm. or 5 million and a broken arm? the 50 buck guy is about to have a way worse 3 months. its really not complicated to see how his piece of mind is in tact. his loses are marginal to the guy who will be lucky if he can even make money.

[@humpteedumptee8629]

@@kris3451 it does not matter because its not a logically consistent comparison. as in at a fundamental level your logic is not aligned.. im not sure how your not seeing that your comparing something that adds, and another thing that subtracts. and lines are going up. you would need to add an entire separate chart as an intermediate. you might be able to make a point about how adding temporary loss of inhibition and loss of external threats (both loss) lead to a state of declined concerned over stressors and concerns. leading to a easier to maintain state of happiness. that would be the closet argument that is logical in comparing alcohol and money in relation to happiness. which is basically saying the same thing as if your to drunk to know you have problems its temporarily as good having to resources to deal with your problems. you should study epistemology and rhetoric. you would find it enjoyable.

[@rog6646]

Two v gins talking to eachother.

[@poirebalboa]

great topic

[@ConorFolks]

If it doesn’t mean happiness why does he give it away to people?

[@elisabeth4342]

I don't see the connection between natural bodybuilding and content creation. Both may be disciplined, but I believe natural bodybuilders are successful because of their genes - fast-twitch muscle fibers. Anyone can build the habit of eating wholesome food. Can everybody be NATURALLY physically strong, pound-for-pound, at the highest levels for naturals? No.

[@elisabeth4342]

@@kris3451 Sales ability.... Yes, feeling personally fulfilled in this type of media would motivate someone to continue. They're in control, for the most part, of the type of content they want to create - on a regular basis. But you need innate sales ability. Podcasting is a tough business skill to teach, imo. Not everyone is a natural born podcaster/ media personality. You're essentially selling your messages on THE global platform and have to constantly meet quotas... Don't you guys have to meet quotas here?

[@benthosundercover7916]

i can see Mr beast will becoming a billionaire if not hell def amass a billion dollar value that he has circulated

[@Ajax4470]

Money doesn’t buy happiness is something rich people say. None of them truly believe it, it’s just the correct thing to say for some reason.

[@ZTheMoki]

money definitely does not buy happiness.

[@spencerwright600]

Money doesn't buy happiness but it can buy a jetski and I've never seen anyone frown on a jetski

[@TheFlumped]

Do you want to be miserable walking to your million dollar house, or content walking to the local YMCA?

[@jovaunbailey8720]

They also attack me physically with keywords to hurt me and did just now, his wife did when I sent that and she can keyword as well almost if not just as good as him

[@blackdynamite_5470]

yes

[@shaunmcinnis1960]

IMHO, Passions come from god not ourselves. You don’t decide to want to do something, that is already decided for you.

[@jovaunbailey8720]

Also when u or someone's about to do something he threatens to make me black out, another reason why he hasn't been investigated, he has to go cuz hes talked to literally everyone around in multiple city's around me and has done the vibration shit to evrry women

[@veeceeaiy]

Im no where near rich, but i find joy in suffering im broke and i work hard, i once ate instant noodles and eggs for a month just to survive, i got robbed $400 and one kind guy who saw me gave me 50 and it made me happy i cried, i dont know if the 400 bucks will make me as happy as the guy who gave me 50, i know the human brain tends to cling to the positive side sobim probably just coping im still broke and i wish i could have more but as long as im eating instant noodles with boiled egg while reading my favorite book, i know i have enough.

[@codycherrington2314]

Yes it can, but it won’t solve all your problems

[@jamesmass1583]

No. But it will buy you fans

[@FR.A.U.D]

In a capitalist society yes

[@hei7846]

Having money makes it easier for you to pursue your hobbies. So yeah money can pave the path to happiness

[@fatheryolo]

Mr. Beast’s cheat code to life… “surround yourself with people you want to be”

[@DirkDigler209]

money is the root of all evil! Mr. beast is doing great helping people with it and doing great things, but it ripped my family apart. my uncle died and left me everything because I was the only one that he actually cared about him and spent time with him and went hunting with him. and my two brothers and other sister just seen him on Thanksgiving and Christmas and when he didn’t leave anything to his brother my dad or any of my other family and left everything to me which was north of $6 million in assets an estate. that’s when the call started coming I brainwashed him I am a POS if I don’t split it up equally, they had told him he wanted them to have some they started calling me with problems someone’s sick a car is broke down they have a business idea and I literally dreaded answering my phone

[@Johnnyo1300]

Sleep highly overrated sometimes

[@jacobmccarthy1171]

I make more money than i did a few years ago and I can say Yes it absolutely does!! The most unhappy/miserable Times in my life were when I was struggling to pay rent and pay for other basic necessities and couldn’t afford to go out and do a lot of things a lot do the time!! More money more freedom!! Money doesn’t fix every problem but if you don’t have money or have very little of it your life will be nothing but problems and stress!!

[@SilverMusik333]

My two family is finally paid off. I feel relief and security.

[@SilverMusik333]

I am a pianist and love my work. Not wealthy but a rich life with husband and two sons.

[@wqqdcraft]

sigh.. its hard watching rich people talk about if being rich makes you happy... right now.. 30 grand would be a life changing event, pull me out of debt and make my life so much better, which would lead to happiness.

[@HeavyRain860]

He said no. All u people thinkin he said yes

[@shv3t]

🧢

[@onetime359]

I got alot of money in 2022 and noone I knew could relate because they haven't had that experience. He's correct it becomes lonely.

[@shamanic_nostalgia]

mrbeast >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> elon musk

[@uprisingtvgaming662]

YES saved you a click

[@ryleymagelbagel]

Yes it totally can....

[@pnut3844able]

Everyone's speech changes when they hang out with different people. It's called "parroting."

[@humpteedumptee8629]

"parroting" is a psychological warfare method. it refers to the tactical application of verbal bombardment from various non connected sources. its used to indirectly harass someone from a antonymous position. typically used to announce presence to a target as to distract, or activate sensitized triggers in order to disorient, distress, or create behavioral stimulus. it can also be used defensively direct or warn a target to act. your thinking of the chameleon affect in association with group think.

[@jovaunbailey8720]

Everything I've said in ur comments is true as well and he manipukates heavily to prevent u from doing so, none of this is legal his personality and smarts/doing something illegal and then acting gets him everywhere

[@KiefsChingdom]

Show me your friends, I’ll show you your future.

[@wickedjack1222]

Funny am I the only one who's got no clue who this guy is ?

[@KelticTim]

Money can absolutely buy happiness, but it won’t fix you, you have work at it.

[@StrikeBuddyAt]

😶‍🌫️Guessing Yes before I watch😁

[@BlackbodyEconomics]

Perfect answer man. No - it doesn't. Yes, in the sense that there is a pay wall surrounding every necessity anybody needs. Necessities are requirements for self-actualization. It's crazy how off-track humanity has become. We need to alter everything about what we're doing.

[@Nicolas-L-F]

There will always be someone who wants more, and those will be the ones to fuck everything for the rest

[@BlackbodyEconomics]

​@@Nicolas-L-F That's a fair analysis because that's all we've ever known. The trick is that the self-actualizing individual does not seek more and more ... they are comfortable with what they need and they become much more interested in social stability and equity than they used to be. It's only a hypothesis - but if you could establish a system that enabled and nurtured self-actualization for as many people as possible; you may even end up with an upward-moving, continual spiral of social self-actualization.

[@jovaunbailey8720]

I'm also positive she changed her belief by talking to me cuz hes taking my personality or resolve and has made me give into calling her my wife and not his, she's gone through everything to make it all oblivious so she has high high unraveling, he has unraveling as we which means life story or personals but it's less becajse he watches my favials and ive been reducing it

[@matthewmiller471]

His business runs on money whether he keeps it or gives it away. Assuming he’s happy with his business then I’d say yeah money buys happiness.

[@anthonyhollohan7651]

Not the real point of lex question money only gives materialistic surface lol happiness not deep inner , mrbeast also said not worrying about money is the only happy u get, but it can't cure death etc

[@matthewmiller471]

@@anthonyhollohan7651 true it may not cure death, but it can also get you to the front of an organ donor list.

[@Princxss1]

Yes bc mr beast buys happiness by giving away money

[@anthonyhollohan7651]

I bet the experience of being in a mrbeast video makes them happier after the money runs out

[@ethanpierce324]

That was fantastic!!

[@TurnupAC]

As I accumulated more wealth, the nudge of boredom actually increased. Boredom breeds on the devil's playground

[@jimj2683]

No. Boredom brings creativity and ultimately new purpose.

[@Flipping_myFinds]

Every time I see Mr Beast I think of that one dude who would try to make you feel bad or stupid… the dude that confronts you with a crowd but not by himself hahaha…. I’ve met one of those before

[@marcuskwek3832]

Where did this come from 🤣

[@BrianFMusic]

Mo Money Mo Problems

[@charlech]

Is Lex using AI to generate these thumbnails?

[@dubmarmol8018]

Thats the nicest way someone can say money can buy happiness

[@one01001]

I think what he's saying is that it's relative. For most people it does when it's about fulfilling basic necessities like food, home, healthcare, etc. After that it also definitely could but it would depend on the person and it would have diminishing returns. Personally I think that money can give you momentary happiness at any time. But for long term meaningful joy in life I think it's also crucial to learn to not depend just on things that money can buy.

[@derusmares9508]

There's a difference between happiness and fulfillment. Money has the potential to make you happy via not having to worry about issues not having money causes. However, it might not fulfill you. Fulfillment is finishing a good book, working on a project, building your hobbies etc.

[@frankmastromauro5630]

Good video

[@teugene5850]

I secretly hear a very deep endorsement for capitalism (with a smiling face)... which is actually quite disturbing... (the reference to Elon is a dead give away...)

[@KiefsChingdom]

A guy that started a bunch of businesses is supportive of capitalism...a real shocker.

[@teugene5850]

@@KiefsChingdom but you are wrong. He didn't "start businesses" - he was a Spectrum Kid that made videos with a formula that worked and then was invited into the business world. You will never start a business. You will never be accepted into the business class. Keep playing the lottery of ignorance and get back to me in 5 years.

[@KiefsChingdom]

@@teugene5850 It sounds like you have a hard time accepting that he’s always been about turning his channel into a business so he could do what he wanted with his life. He’s a prototypical American entrepreneur/capitalist, and there is nothing bad or wrong about that. He creates jobs and makes things people enjoy. Have a good one, and don’t be too embarassed about your irrelevant and incorrect personal pot shots. They gave me a good laugh.

[@teugene5850]

@@KiefsChingdom Thanks for your reply...I have no problems with Mr Beast and his channel... his content is low-brow and juvenile but he does have a huge audience (so who am I to judge?) However, your discourse around the "prototypical American Entrepreneur" sounds to me eerily familiar to certain illiterate holy men wandering the desert asking "where is the god, my god and only god?" - what you have done, like these religiously obsessed archaic charlatans, is manufactured an "ideal type" in your head about how and why wealth is created in the US (which is false and horribly propagandistic. But since you don't like these words (as you thoroughly believe the Neo-Liberal ideology you have been spoon feed since your were a baby), let me use smaller, more Sesame Street language for you: Wealth creation is the extraction of value from labour (And yes, the "Left" is lame also). Your boy Jimmy here, (while admittedly very personable and articulate) is the new face of a corrosive Capitalism no longer able to reproduce annual growth above 3%. The US (and your beloved Entrepreneurial Spirit) is in decline PRECISELY BECAUSE the myth of the "rugged individual entrepreneur" bravely creating wealth for the country IS A MYTH (Oh God, where art thou???) Have i made myself clear, or do you need mommy to change your pee pee sheets? Enough.

[@KiefsChingdom]

@@teugene5850 Theres still time for you to move to North Korea if you really think communism is greater than capitalism. You won’t be able to access Lex’s pod there unfortunately, but sacrifices must be made to follow your values. You wouldn’t want to listen to him anyway since he’s just another entrepreneurial capitalist “extracting value from labor” as you said. My guess is you haven’t achieved anything in your own life so instead of figuring out how YOU can do better you blame the system and lash out or insult others. It’s sad to read and I hope your life gets better.

[@one01001]

I genuinely loved the part when he talks about how to not take what people say to you so seriously because some of them just have it "wired" in them to pursue the passion that they do in life. And you might not be like that and it's totally fine.

[@zosoart]

I wish I had even 1% of either of these guys' motivation!

[@jovaunbailey8720]

I had to say I was kidding or just hateful last night cuz he was fucking me up, he needs to leave me alone and stop harrassing me, and his wife is sexually harrassing me when I've given her permission once or twice before and it is now unconsensual and hate on her end cuz I'm telling on them

[@Chris12987]

I know people who’ve always had money and live very comfortable lives and they say money doesn’t buy happiness. As someone who’s had money and is now struggling money my not make you happy but it helps and you really can’t put a price on not having to worry about money. People who’ve never struggled with money don’t know what it’s like to go paycheck to paycheck or have double bills.

[@jovaunbailey8720]

Voicial exchange. He might've changed it cuz I was about to tell u