what are you a millionaire?
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Anybody know some good books? Have been pretty disappointed for the longest time
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I don't think we should consider these as luxuries. They should be the base experience
We have made it so that having the freedom to choose, a most basic human need, feels like doing incorrect stuff.
Like, just choosing to leave a relationship subjects you to so much pain and hate that you'd rather not do it.
It sucks, but sadly a lot of these things are luxuries. Some are getting better but others worse (for example, there are less birds now than in the past, or at least it seems that way).
But do you understand how much money you can make if you make them paid Add-ons or subscription based?!?! Think of the money! Think of the riches!
Good point. Disregard my earlier comment
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I love me some slow mornigs too
Of all the ways to misspell that, that is probably the worst way.
Spell check is the real real luxury.
everything on the list requires money. but I get the point you're trying to say
I didn't realize I needed money to sleep well... Or to have a slow morning... Or to listen to birds sing?
Even in third world countries you'd have this...
A lot of people cannot get a good night of sleep because they have to wake up super fucking early in order to arrive at their work on time. A number of them might then go from work straight to classes (like a cheap college-level graduation, in hopes of getting a better paying job sometime in the future), so by the time they get home, their free time is spent caring for the home and prepping for tomorrow. Even those that have "free nights" may not end up spending that time for leisure
Birds singing are rare in big cities. You know, the so called concrete jungles? They'll have a number of pigeons and sparrows, but depending on the city, the lack of trees means that's the only 2 kinds of birds you'll see or hear, period.
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Hard to have a slow morning and day naps when you're rushing between two jobs because you don't have money.
If you had money, you could be more selective in finding work that provided the balance and flexibility needed to appreciate the things in life that are free.
But all of these things are too expensive when you're time-poor, and most people are time poor because they're desperately trying to avoid being financially poor.
We're talking about a very small amount of people who have to work multiple jobs 7 days a week, with many more poor people who don't do that.
And you didn't cover the birds singing, which you can do pretty much any place...
I think you're underestimating how much labour the global poor perform in a 24 hour period, 7 days a week.
But yes, many of these things can be possible if you prioritise them for your mental health, my point is just that it's not always easy to prioritise mental health when you're focused on physical survival.
But obviously, if you can include these things in your routine, you absolutely should, there are virtually no downsides.
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