Oddbean

As you get older, you’ll realize that a $30,000 watch and a $30 watch both tell the same time. A Gucci wallet and a Target wallet hold the same amount of money. A $10,000,000 house and a $100,000 house host the same loneliness. A Toyota will also drive you as far as a Bentley. True happiness is not found in materialistic things, it comes from the love and laughter found with each other. Stay humble… the holes dug for us in the ground are all the same size. ….and stack sats.

We might all end up in a hole in the ground but we shouldn't be afraid to enjoy life along the way. I don't have a $30,000 watch but I bought a watch that was more than $30 and was more than I thought I would ever spend on on something that simply told the time. Six years later and it still feels good every time I put it on. It is absolutely right that true happiness is not found it material things and it is found in relationships. Perhaps I am simply justifying being a materalistic consumer but nice things are more than just material. Yes my $30 casio tells the time but my mechanical watch fills me with awe at the inginuity of humans that we were able to use springs and gears to map the rotation of our platet! It inspores me. Things that are beautiful, well crafted and yes maybe even excessive can remind us that life is about more than just function. You don't need nice things to live a full and happy life but you do not need so shun them to be virtuous.

Full disclosure. I found the post on Twitter and liked its general theme. I just changed Ford to Toyota (as Fords are rubbish) and added … and stack Sats at the end. That said I felt rather disingenuous about the repost. 🤷🏼‍♂️

The general these is good. I completely agree with the big idea that the most important things are our relationships and our values. Sacrificing either in persuit of material wealth would be a mistake.