Do you think he is regretting not having spent more when he was young on experiences? He has had a pretty frugal life, especially compared to the wealth he has.
Buffet is one of the richests guy on earth. You won't reach him, comparing yourself with him will only lead to frustration.
It's not really necessary to reach him because there is simply no point. Okay, you became a billionaire (1 Billion), why the hell do you need to become the owner of 147 billion dollars? I believe that one billion is more than enough to fulfill every dream that human has (I don't mean dreams like owning a bank like JP Morgan, I mean dreams like private jet, yacht and so on).
Also, we don't need to put limit on ourselves.
You won't reach is a bad approach to my mind.
You are judging the book by its title.
Die with zero isn't selfish.
You can make charity with your money when you are alive, not dead.
You can give your money to your kids when they are young and they need money, at 30s-40s, not when you die and they are about 70s and already rich. Or even worse, your kids may die before you.
You are just wrong about the concepts of the book. Criticizing without reading .
I think that when people talk abotu die with zero, they mean a selfish human being, who spent every money for himself instead of taking care of family members and relatives. In this case, what you said above, you are absolutely right.
In Buffet's case, it doesn't seem to be due to childhood trauma. Although it may be hard to believe, there are people who are happy without spending money on bullshit.
Besides the YOLO, the “Die with 0” and all the variants end up in many cases like what you say about McGregor, in rehab clinics or worse, dying of overdose.
No, it doesn't seem hard to believe because there are billions of people and the chance of someone being very unusual is very high. By the way, I wouldn't call bullshit to things that you mean in this conversation. It's not bullshit to buy latest model of iPhone, Lamborghini, Rolex watch, etc.
Yes, in many cases they end up like McGregor and Maradona, that's true too and it hurts me to see talents ruining their life this way. I'm glad Messi and Ronaldo didn't follow their path. These guys are role models for many people (there is also a place for Elon Musk).