Nothing wrong with getting rich trading hard, but will money destroy your mind.

[blah12345678]

Quote from SteveNYC:

Dang another Chinese proverb. Why do they have a ton of proverbs?

Probably because they've had paper about 1,600 years before us....and wrote this pity shit down...

 

[tomdavis]

Quote from SteveNYC:

Dang another Chinese proverb. Why do they have a ton of proverbs?

I don't believe that proverb is correct and I ain't got time to write a dissertation on why it's not correct.

The substance of the proverb is true. Whether or not it is historically correct is irrelevant.

 

[Scataphagos]

Quote from HarbingerQ:

"... Unfortunately no one ever talks about how money destroys the minds of most of us.

Whether you earn a lot of money or it falls into your lap (inherit, lotto)... if money changes you into a jerk or destroys your life, you were lame to begin with. The money just brought it out.

 

[Money Trust]

Quote from Scataphagos:

Whether you earn a lot of money or it falls into your lap (inherit, lotto)... if money changes you into a jerk or destroys your life, you were lame to begin with. The money just brought it out.

Exactly. Money just makes you more of what you already are.

 

[Scataphagos]

Quote from STC Capital:

Exactly. Money just makes you more of what you already are.

Hmmm... can't imagine money making me more non-materialistic. There was a time in my life when if I had enough money for beer, tennis balls and dog food, I was good.

 

[blah12345678]

Quote from Scataphagos:

Hmmm... can't imagine money making me more non-materialistic. There was a time in my life when if I had enough money for beer, tennis balls and dog food, I was good.

Yeah, but what about the dog?

 

[Grandluxe]

Quote from NoDoji:



The extremely successful traders I've connected with here are <B>very humble</B> and.........

Too bad you didn't learn anything about that.

 

[cornix]

Money is just energy. Neutral by itself. How to use it is up to a person. IMO money is great freedom and ability to do a lot vs. no money. It's like you being strong vs. weak. Physical strength can also be used for good or bad, but would anyone prefer to be weak?

 

[smallStops]

Quote from cornix:

... but would anyone prefer to be weak?

fully agree about what money brings : extra form of energy,
a certain kind of freedom, an enabling resource.

But just know that some boxers make the choice to eat less
so as to compete in a "lighter" category. Some prefer competing
in "feather weight" for instance.

 

[cornix]

Quote from smallStops:

fully agree about what money brings : extra form of energy,
a certain kind of freedom, an enabling resource.

But just know that some boxers make the choice to eat less
so as to compete in a "lighter" category. Some prefer competing
in "feather weight" for instance.

True, but that's more a tactical maneuver to compete with potentially weaker opponents rather than deliberate resistance to gain something.

Why would anyone (unless with a proven mental/emotional pathology, which makes it simply dangerous) agree to possess less of power (assuming it comes without extra price to pay)?

My experience as psychologist shows that's mostly rationalization of a failure rather than true belief that "money is evil".