I used to think being rich was simple: big salary, nice car, maybe some Bitcoin. But as I grow up, I am not sure anymore
In some countries, the numbers are enormous (such as Singapore, Switzerland), and yet everyday life is stressful: long working hours, high rent, and a lack of free time. Meanwhile, other countries such as Norway and Germany are working on making life easier to ordinary citizens: less work, more leisure time, healthier, more trust
I see more and more people (including me and my friends) wondering: Is all the money worth anything when you are tired, stressed, or anxious about the future? In others, youths are unable to secure decent employment and resort to crypto to stay alive, such as in Nigeria. In Guyana, new oil money is helping some, but only if it is managed well
So I ask you:
- Has your life changed with the "growth" of your country?
- Do you feel more secure, or less?
- If you could choose, would you want more money, more time, or more trust in people?
"Anymore?" It has always been subjective term and what it means to you often changes when your economical status or living conditions change.
To me richness can mean several things, but financially it mainly means something that happens after financial independence, where you don't need a job, or to please anyone to live your life and support your family. Without constant fear when you fear about ending up living in a street, that's a first step of being rich.
But financial power is just one thing. That doesn't come with skills to form relationships or social power, that you need for living decent life as well.
But there are levels when it comes to wealth as a power, it's quite easy to see oneself as poor, when you compare yourself to someone that has insane amount of money, wealth and power. Just visiting to boat trade fair for example gives you some idea of seeing yourself as new level of poor.