Comment by Fraterkes

Comment by Fraterkes 12 hours ago

14 replies

I don't mean to pry but I often see people make statements along the lines of 'if Id been rich when I was younger I wouldve died' and I never quite get it. Just drugs stuff?

matwood 11 hours ago

Early 20s is when people peak at risk taking behavior. Add a large amount of money into the mix and the types of risks can go way up. Think go from sitting around playing beer pong, to doing coke and speeding around in a Ferrari.

Even later in life, large amounts of money can cause people to do stupid things (see many famous people), but maturity has a chance then.

  • dullcrisp 8 hours ago

    I dunno you can always drink beer and speed around in a Ford Fiesta. Irresponsibly is free.

    • gwbas1c 8 hours ago

      You can drink a lot more beer if you don't have to show up for work.

      • dullcrisp 6 hours ago

        I think that’s what it is. Unemployment, and especially a lack of opportunities, can be dangerous whether it’s because there are no available jobs where you are or it’s because you made 20m in bitcoin when you were 22 and don’t know what to do with it.

    • fordfastlane 8 hours ago

      Sure but that's has a somewhat less consistent feedback loop..

      When I was new to driving I tended to drive around the ex-highways in the outer burbs and end up in little drag races at each light in the beater I could afford.. One time I looked over at the guy with the aggressively gunning the engine in his VW rabbit(?) and realized how utterly sad that was.

      Plenty of Ferrari drivers, when they get negative feedback, probably get feedback that seems cool to rebel against instead of people exhibiting utter shame of association.

retrac 12 hours ago

The story of lottery winners is sometimes an unhappy one. A windfall can ruin relationships, lead to a loss of normalcy, make one a target for crime, and as you say, enable vices.

  • akira2501 8 hours ago

    If you win the lottery put it in a living trust. If you don't have experience managing large sums of cash the likelihood of you navigating that challenge correctly is basically zero.

johnrob 12 hours ago

Living a healthy life requires discipline and a certain amount of humility. Both of those traits are hard to maintain after a financial windfall IMO.

  • copperx 9 hours ago

    Elon Musk is living proof of this.

    • getlawgdon 7 hours ago

      I feel compelled to ask: what side of that outcome do you think Musk exemplifies?

      • copperx 43 minutes ago

        I'm surprised by the question. He isn't humble by any stretch of the imagination.

freestyle24147 11 hours ago

I have no idea. Likely just a combination of complete hyperbole and extrapolating a few poor decisions when young.

paulpauper 12 hours ago

money leading to drugs, riskier behavior, suicide, etc.