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Sad how he just goes adventure hopping to try and find meaning. The problem is no matter where you are you are also there. Time to look inward and not outward. reply I truly mean this in an entirely non-judgemental way. I wish the author luck in achieving his dream of becoming high agency rather than simply high freedom. I wish it for everyone who wants it. reply The article author hasn’t figured out that he got to where he is because he was lucky, not because he was special in some way. The cringe comes in with the way he does it. He seems to realize he is an Elon bro but still thinks DOGE is an important national priority and not a problematic oligarchic downsizing of our important federal services and regulatory bodies. It’s amazing how even millionaires and billionaires don’t understand that national debt doesn’t work like personal debt. But anyway, that’s a tangent. The guy dumped his girlfriend so he has no family to spend time with, and he’s wondering why he’s bored. His only at

I am rich and have no idea what to do | Hacker News Hacker News new | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit login I am rich and have no idea what to do ( vinay.sh ) 967 points by vhiremath4 on Jan 2, 2025 | hide | past | favorite | 1628 comments madrox on Jan 2, 2025 | next [–] I don't think you have to have Fuck You Money to get to this point. Most people eventually become disillusioned with work enough that they reevaluate what matters to them. Getting a very profitable exit is just one way to trigger that experience. In my experience, a lot of people who get into this state start sel

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