Comment by matwood

Comment by matwood 11 hours ago

4 replies

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 9 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 7 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.