6. Boethius' Wealth and Flexing Luxury on Instagram
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It’s often said that money can’t buy happiness, and a lot of philosophical thinking about money boils down to that very basic statement. It’s often true—a basic way to view money is that is just a means to certain ends. Those ends can be tangible, like food, or clothing, or they can be intangible, like safety or security. There is a lot of focus on how an excess of tangible goods doesn’t satisfy, i.e. you can have the nicest car in the world and be miserable. That is a reasoning that is introduced to people when they’re kids, grade-school level logic. I think what doesn’t get a lot of attention is the intangible things that money can provide. These are things that actually
6. Boethius' Wealth and Flexing Luxury on Instagram
6. Boethius' Wealth and Flexing Luxury on…
6. Boethius' Wealth and Flexing Luxury on Instagram
It’s often said that money can’t buy happiness, and a lot of philosophical thinking about money boils down to that very basic statement. It’s often true—a basic way to view money is that is just a means to certain ends. Those ends can be tangible, like food, or clothing, or they can be intangible, like safety or security. There is a lot of focus on how an excess of tangible goods doesn’t satisfy, i.e. you can have the nicest car in the world and be miserable. That is a reasoning that is introduced to people when they’re kids, grade-school level logic. I think what doesn’t get a lot of attention is the intangible things that money can provide. These are things that actually