Would you mind going into more detail? Why was that a mistake?
replyBecause if I had not I would have instead done the hard emotional labor of pursuing love, instead of becoming an isolated old man waiting to die. Being alone all the time is a kind of poverty, don't kid yourself. A lone billionaire is less wealthy than a beggar with a loving family.
replyAre you me.
replyAnd it's not even depression and bitterness anymore. It's beyond that. It's the final form in the 50 yo wizard meme.
This life is not something you want to pursue. There is nothing romantic about a hermit. Choose another path.
Thank you. Really. I took that to heart.
replyNotice though that no specific reason is given:
reply> hard emotional labor
⸻ that's not a selling point,
> isolated
⸻ necessarily, that's the same as "alone",
> waiting to die
⸻ not necessarily, why?
> Being alone all the time is a kind of poverty,
⸻ "alone is bad", how?
> A lone billionaire is less wealthy than a beggar with a loving family
⸻ "company is worth lots of money", how, why?
I hope that you live a long healthy, happy life without ever learning the answers to these questions.
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