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The Nature of True Wealth

The Nature of True Wealth

True wealth does not come from money, but from progressively working on one's own attributes. Money is simply one of various currencies, in this regard, and the most fleeting of them all.

For instance:

-Knowledge

-Wisdom

-Intelligence

-Self-Respect

-Integrity

-Physical Strength

-Mental Strength

-Friendship

-Love

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etc. etc.

In short, the road to self-mastery/self-actualization.

High levels of these such currencies is true wealth, in my eyes.

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If you take the broadest interpretation of wealth, it is “means”. Money would then be one among many forms of wealth.

What good is money if I’m going to use it wasting my life away? You lack other essential means. Then again, having the means (virtues) that make money relatively inessential can make for an even better outcome when more money is present.

The status of money in and of itself is neutral. Money is virtuous for those full of virtue and vicious for those full of vice.

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@Amarel

Agreed.

Those are, generally speaking, my thoughts on the matter as well.

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If that's the case, many of the most wealthy people are actually the poorest people.

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@DragonBorn

Yes, generally--though not out of necessity.

Socrates is one such perfect example. .

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I'm the kryptonite to liberal rules and regulations. A brown man, born into poverty who used capitalism to retire at age 36, who they have to claim is an idiot for disagreeing with them as they claim the system is rigged asgainst they...who are white...

Hmmmmmm.....

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xMathFanx(1722) Clarified
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@Bronto

That is a valid point in its own right, although I am not sure how it connects with the topic at hand(?)

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Pedestrian(151) Disputed
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You got real damn lucky and won the lottery. So what ? Not even a nice try.

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Good luck paying the rent with that ;)

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Amarel(5669) Clarified
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Intelligence and/or strength can pay the rent just fine. .

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The mafia is strong ;)

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1 point

When poverty comes knocking at the front door your catalogue of pretentious, so called character virtues fly out the window.

The list you displayed was designed to give solace to the shitheads who haven't the ability to gain entry into the premier division of top earners and to keep them feeling smuggly content allowing the world's wealthy achievers to exploit them so they can sip chilled Dom Perignon while sailing their dolly bird laden yachts down the mediterranean.

How life's losers love to wallow in their unjustified sense of self-righteousness.

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xMathFanx(1722) Clarified
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@Cocopops

By implication, in your view, Socrates & Nikola Tesla were life losers while Brittany Spears is a winner.

Yes?

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