This man is so so so close to realizing a fundamental truth to how humans operate, but I genuinely donât think heâs going to get there. Although Iâm not sure he realizes it this man views the money he earns as a direct translation of his sense of personal achievement and engagement.Â
Which means that when he says he regrets the months he didnât pick up more hours to earn more money, what heâs describing here is boredom. Heâs doing it in the crassest, shallowest, most income-obsessed and unattainable for most of us way possible, yes. But this man is expressing that once he achieved a certain financial goal he relaxed, enjoyed himself, got bored, realized on some level he was understimulated, and then started working more hours to meet whatever stimulated activity threshold he personally needs.Â
This is infuriating because this man experienced the counter-argument to that nonsensical talking point that if we meet peopleâs financial needs with a universal basic income theyâll grow lazy and won't do anything.Â
Anyone trying to develop $200,000 in passive annual income is not working three minimum-wage jobs to live paycheck-to-paycheck. This manâs basic financial needs were met. Working more hours to make more money is just his own personal code for âI still needed to use my mind to do thingsâ (using what might be the only metric of personal achievement he might actually have). This man lived the argument for universal basic income and I genuinely donât think he realizes that. Once his basic income needs were met he still needed to do things to keep himself stimulated and engaged with his own life.
You see a version of this play out with retirees who leave their jobs, go home, and very quickly find themselves in need of new activities or friends or engagements to keep them present and stimulated in their lives. Ensuring someoneâs basic financial needs are met doesnât make them stop doing things, humans donât work that way.
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