Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
You are lucky. I’m watching squirrels and digging up their nut stores for food.
Signs you are doing well financially.
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You are lucky. I’m watching squirrels and digging up their nut stores for food.
Yup, envy descending into snidism.
All uphill
Still rolling along
- Location
- Somerset
The rain will soon clean those leaves.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
How do you know the wealth of the people you perceive as envious?
They might be rich and snidey!
I've not seen much evidence of envy on here TBF.
glasgowcyclist
Charming but somewhat feckless
- Location
- Scotland
Can’t say I’ve seen that.
Pale Rider
Legendary Member
No need to get upset, I was referring to the wider population, which obviously includes posters on here but is not limited to them.
The OP mentions the status game, faking it is just another way to describe that.
I couldn't say whether any posters on here are faking it, and I care even less.
We have had believable stories from posters who know other people who are living beyond their means/playing the status game/faking it, so it certainly happens.
Nor is it anything new.
More than 40 years ago I worked in a local garage in a relatively prosperous area of Worcestershire.
There was a 'county set', some of whom were genuinely loaded, but there were also those desperate to appear part of that social scene, but who didn't have the poke, land, or family background required to properly fit in.
roubaixtuesday
self serving virtue signaller
Yeah? Well she told me your overdraft is like that of a developing nation and you're just looking after that Lambo on your drive for a mate
Jameshow
Veteran
That's nothing I've just wrestled a hedgehog for a slug, tasty it was too....!
Ming the Merciless
There is no mercy
- Location
- Inside my skull
Filter feeding in the local pond is beginning to annoy the ducks
is there such a word?
Amen Jesus!
Cycleops
Legendary Member
- Location
- Accra, Ghana
Could be driving a Range Rover or Escalade is a sign, but then it's probably on lease, if not you're a drug dealer.
2nd bit is true but not the first.
The world we live in isn't build on being satisfied or happy with the status quo. I know some people are comfortable with the thought human civilisation would be in a better place is we had stayed living in caves and trees, but I'm not one of them.
There are no end of proverbs/quotes from our civilisations most recognised pioneers, Edison, Einstein etc all essentially urging us to be inquestive, explore, and not be defeated by failure.
Some have literally given their lives to challenge existing ignorance
"But the Earth does move!" Is on Galleos tomb.
The biggest mistake I think is to link finances with 'success', we should be judged based on our actions and achievements versus money. The two are linked, but the correlation isn't 100%, not even close. We should teach our children to dream big not for money but for ideology, but inevitably the dream becomes inseparable from money
.The fact there is a 'money matters' section on this forum shows our obsession with something that in reality has no purpose in advancing our society. Why don't we have a section on 'success matters'?
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