<story><title>Steve Wozniak: When I die these are the moments I want to remember</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/18/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-happiness-matters-more-than-accomplishment.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>self_awareness</author><text>&amp;gt; At the end of his life, Steve Wozniak won&amp;#x27;t measure his happiness by the size of Apple&amp;#x27;s market cap or his personal net worth.&lt;p&gt;This is a very popular stance to take for every millionare out there.&lt;p&gt;Also, the absence of daily worries, the lack of problems induced by money, and the presence of an everlasting feeling of security can lead to a detachment from the concept of wealth. What I mean is, if you don’t experience the problems that money can easily solve—and there are many of them—and you possess a great deal of money, then you might not feel that money solves anything, simply because you haven’t encountered such problems in a long time. This could create the impression that money has no value, but it actually indicates that we’re detached from reality, not that we’ve achieved any form of moral enlightenment.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>hi_hi</author><text>Relevant quote from the comic genius of Spike Milligan.&lt;p&gt;“Money can&amp;#x27;t buy you happiness but it does bring you a more pleasant form of misery.”&lt;p&gt;If you&amp;#x27;ve never heard of him, it&amp;#x27;s well worth reading some of his books (see Memoirs), especially of his time serving during the Second World War.&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Spike_Milligan&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Spike_Milligan&lt;/a&gt;</text></comment>
<story><title>Steve Wozniak: When I die these are the moments I want to remember</title><url>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/18/apple-co-founder-steve-wozniak-happiness-matters-more-than-accomplishment.html</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>self_awareness</author><text>&amp;gt; At the end of his life, Steve Wozniak won&amp;#x27;t measure his happiness by the size of Apple&amp;#x27;s market cap or his personal net worth.&lt;p&gt;This is a very popular stance to take for every millionare out there.&lt;p&gt;Also, the absence of daily worries, the lack of problems induced by money, and the presence of an everlasting feeling of security can lead to a detachment from the concept of wealth. What I mean is, if you don’t experience the problems that money can easily solve—and there are many of them—and you possess a great deal of money, then you might not feel that money solves anything, simply because you haven’t encountered such problems in a long time. This could create the impression that money has no value, but it actually indicates that we’re detached from reality, not that we’ve achieved any form of moral enlightenment.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>The_Colonel</author><text>It&amp;#x27;s a good point, Maslow&amp;#x27;s hierarchy of needs is an important concept to keep in mind. However, most software engineers live well enough that their basic needs are well covered by their above-average income.</text></comment>