Ahh you edited after I'd typed, pressed send and switched off, but we're being polite so I see no harm continuing the conversation...Horse wrote: ↑Sun Jan 24, 2021 2:02 pm
Edit some background:
- I have a family that I'm proud of
- I have a job that I enjoy, that pays reasonably, that makes a difference to people
- I have an employer and colleagues who supported me through my recent health issues
- I have a home (a fairly 'average' house) that is comfortable for us
- I can't think of any 'stuff' that I particularly need or want - again, I'm comfortable
If I was to want for anything, it would be for a garage / workshop (a bigger shed was planned for 2020, but obviously wasn't a priority and, actually, the ground space ended up being otherwise used) and another couple of spare rooms in the house, so Filly could have an office and we would also have a guest bedroom (I'm using the existing room as my office) - but under current circumstances it wouldn't be used anyway.
So there you are, tell me why I think it's shit.
However, some people are struggling, for a variety of reasons.
It sounds like you're generally happy and have a comfortable life, but let me ask you, did those things on your list give you the right attitude, or did having the right attitude get you the things on your list?
You see, I'm not ok because of the things I have. If I'm ok it's because of my attitude towards life and the things I have just appeared.
I wasn't born rich, in fact I was homeless as a young man, so it's not fair to say that because I now have some money (and probably less than you seem to think that I have) that my view of life is different than someone who might be struggling. My view has always been the same, I won a bit and I lost a bit, but over the years the right attitude and tenacity gave me more wins than losses.
For sure Brexit appears to be a mix of wins and losses, I'd suggest more of the latter in the short term as things adjust because it takes time for people to adapt and align themselves towards wins rather than losses, but it's little more than another variable in the grand challenge of life every time we wake up.
I'm interested in absolute and comparative advantage, mercantilism, etc, which is why I originally posted about whether you believe that the wealth of the world is fixed (and therefore one individual may win at the expense of another losing) or whether wealth is solely created by human endevour and therefore a win-win is possible. That was all I really meant by it.