An interesting perspective.

One of the main reasons wealth makes people unhappy is that it gives them too much control over what they experience. They try to translate their own fantasies into reality . . . an enervating and disappointing pastime . . . learning and growing are very difficult with wealth because they depend on experiences in real life, and wealth enables one to buy out of life. It provides the wherewithal to cling to every outworn fantasy, pathway, or goal—to grasp every outgrown security blanket more tightly—to control your input in such a way that you never need to change or develop.

–Philip Slater 1980

Axé.


One thought on “An interesting perspective.

  1. This is exactly what I see with rich people. And they are unable to deal with the setbacks that are the lot of everyone.

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