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 Originally Posted by Renton
Well not really maximizing cash, but the point is he'd be taking similar risks with his life spread over a longer period of time with much less reward. Life isn't about maximizing cash but certainly we need cash to be happy to an extent. Having more cash allows us to do more things that we want to do and less things that we don't want to do. If everyone had all the cash they needed there would be no one to clean shit off toilet bowls or to compact garbage at landfills.
Has it not been shown that money increases happiness up until the point where you don't have to worry about having enough money to live? After that it makes no difference at all.
Originally Posted by a500lbgorilla
I suppose I can now better codify my difficulty with this question. It reminds me of that old thought experiment on free will - Have you ever driven down the road and imagined driving into on coming traffic? Would you ever do it? No, because you're not in control.
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This is actually a fairly normal thing apparently and has absolutely nothing to do with actually wanting to do it. When people actually want to do something like that they can. That's why people can commit suicide.
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