Comment by paulcole

4 days ago

Maybe the person just doesn’t care about swimming with whales or having friends? Does everybody really think the dense Amazon jungle is neat?

You’re projecting what you think makes life worth living onto someone else.

Can you really not imagine that for another person working is what they love as much as you seem to love climbing snowy mountains?

> Life is too short

I agree with this. It’s too short to think about how someone else is spending theirs.

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CharlieDigital  4 days ago

You're missing the forest for the trees.

You have one lifetime on this Earth and it is a big place with many experiences and sights. Do not regret in the end that you exchanged too much of that one lifetime for money rather than enriching it with many experiences be it with family, friends, or even by oneself.

  • averageRoyalty  3 days ago

    Millions of people have lived lives they have found very fulfilling within 20km of where they were born. It's great you're finding a joy in travelling the world, but not everyone wants that.

    Many people work until they die and still have friends and family that they love and spend time with. Many even have none and still lead a life they're happy with.

  • paulcole  4 days ago

    Your trees are not someone else’s trees.

    Is someone who climbs snowy mountains for a living (but who loves working on spreadsheets) trading too much of their one lifetime for money?

    Different things enrich different people’s lives.

    Can you not imagine that what you call “work” is the experience that gives this person enrichment?

    To be honest from what I can see it seems like you are the person with a narrow worldview.

    • CharlieDigital  4 days ago 

          > Your trees are not someone else’s trees

      I never said they were; only that life is short -- find your forest. Quoting myself:

          > Had they already experienced everything good there is to experience in this one lifetime that they were so bored of it that they would prefer to work instead?

      And I'm pretty certain that forest isn't exchanging your limited time in life for money. I'm giving concrete examples, not exclusive examples.

      Touch grass, my friend, and find your forest.

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  • kevmo314  4 days ago

    If you're reading r/startups or r/entrepreneur, I suspect original OP drives some satisfaction and meaning from building a money-making machine themselves.

    Not everyone wants to travel the world their entire life, and working is an experience in itself that similarly may not resonate with everyone.