I don’t think this is an accident. Paychecks = middle-class. The value of money evolves to get calibrated so that the instrumental band of complexity of making it coincides with average intelligence and lifestyle anxiety levels.
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enough dead money relative to cost of living is functionally the same as live money, and the number could be a lot lower than most people think (FIRE)
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(i'm living proof ... i functionally retired at 27)
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What "engines" do you currently have set up? The only ones I have are the trickle of money from a couple
@Bandcamp pages with pay-what-you-want music and a@threadless merch shop. I'm also trying to grow the percentage of my income they represent.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Cool thread, tho not sure I completely follow it.
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