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Hendriktolast Monday at 2:45 PM3 repliesview on HN

> Everything feels like a side quest, but not in an inspiring way. I don’t have the same base desires driving me to make money or gain status. I have infinite freedom, yet I don’t know what to do with it

What a hyper-capitalist statement. You are living a sad life if money and status is all that is driving you.

This person is free to do what they like. Family, friends, hobbies, philanthropy, … But apparently they have been stuck in a hamster wheel, chasing money and status their whole life, without ever stopping to think what they actually want or like, what is important to them.


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Lariscuslast Monday at 2:54 PM

The whole section about him working for DOGE to "embark on a journey to save our government" tells you everything you need to know about him.

corndogelast Monday at 2:49 PM

Point and laugh at the man who is honest about what he feels

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Semaphorlast Monday at 2:53 PM

OTOH, that’s probably how they got rich, and why I’ll never be.