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I've been thinking about hookers, lambos and blow ever since my BTC became far more valuable than anything I've ever owned or had access to (fiat / homes etc) and of course since these are mentioned exactly in this thread a lot.

Blow
I don't do it at all, I've never felt comfortable smoking anything. I smoked a bit leisurely when going out at during university days 20 odd years ago but never since. To be fair I did do Shisha smoking when I was in Dubai. It was fun. Peppermint flavour seemed nice. Don't know if I'll ever go back.

Lambos
I think more expensive cars might just be a fucking headache for me to be honest regardless of how much my BTC would be worth. I already am too greedy to spend much on a cheapish SUV. I hardly drive these days. I was thinking about getting an Elon Musk Kart in a Model 3 or Model Y and could easily miss a BTC or part of one to get it. But they still seem pretty expensive to me (almost any new car is compared to what I used to pay) and I do worry about the whole electric carry on. The range often seems far too good to be true. Maybe think of them as achieving 60-65% per charge at most. Meh. It's less miles than a full tank of petrol in my current SUV which still drives pretty well. It just has a terrible stereo.

Hookers
I can easily afford pretty top notch ones with my dirty fiat money. There are also some "actresses" available here in the UK who I have admired privately quite a bit but I've often heard these are not worth the extra charge. Maybe I should just try and see for myself. Again it's been something I've been thinking about.

I probably just overthink most things and should enjoy life a bit more.

I'm finding the more wealth I have had, the more careful I have become.
It seems a bit ironic.

I hired a model 3 long range just this weekend to give it a go.
It was already 3 years old and when fully charged the car told me that it had around 280 miles of range (New I believe they have around 350 miles).
I was a bit dissapointed with the finish internally. The steering wheel felt like something out of a cheap simulator, the sun visors like thick cardboard and the 'wood' effect dash was just plain yuk.
The one redeeming feature was the acceleration which is like nothing I had experienced before. Ludicriously quick.
However, once you get to a certain age that feeling of wanting to go flat out everywhere wanes and you yearn for a more luxurious drive.
The driving was easy enough and you hardly ever use the brake pedal due to the regen braking.
I would just like more interior luxury for £50,000.

I know what you mean regarding being more careful with your money as you get wealthier although I believe it is more of a bitcoin thing.
Every time I have spent some bitcoin I look back at just how much it cost in todays value!!!
My DJI Mavic Pro is in todays rate a $44,500 drone!

Very interesting findings. Thanks

I think one of the big problems I see with many of the UK reviews on YouTube on the Model 3 or recently released (in UK) Model Y, is that people are so overwhelmed with the acceleration that they disregard everything else or even think about long term ownership.
Halfords employee told me they won't even replace a 12V battery in a Tesla let alone put the car on a lift, so it really limits your options when things do go wrong / need to be replaced eventually.

A rental for a few days / week during a holiday say probably beats a 30 minute test drive massively so you can really see what it's like to live with.

"or even think about long term ownership".

While reading your post, this came to my mind:

Why are they pushing e-cars so hard all over the industrialized world, when every non-lobotomized person knows that there is no way you can replace all cars currently being driven with them on a 1:1-basis? Energy demand, infrastructure, raw materials, etc...
What they could do, however, is create hubs/depots from which you can rent an e-car, maybe by scanning the QR-code of your digital ID on the designated app with your smartphoneish device. It'll then self-drive to your residence, and then self-drive you around.
Bonus: If you are on the wrong side of the political climate (or you owe money to certain companies, etc.), your distances, times of service or even the service itself can be limited or suspended.
And that`s only movement. How about your bank account, assets, marriage licence,....

You will own nothing and you will be happy (as long as we are happy with you).

Some guys in here attribute current price action to what people saw can happen with sanctions applied (including Canada ofc).
You COULD interpret current developments as a sort of test drive for different pieces of the big puzzle.

A more or less slight reduction in world population sure wouldn`t do any harm either, if this really is the direction our overl...public representatives, advised by experts from all kinds of stakeholders, want to forc...take us in.

The future of slaver...humanity.