Re: money and life

[rhys daily <shadow at teuton_org>]

On Thu, 11 Jul 2002 Ysobelle at aol_com wrote:


> Rhys, my Adoration,

wow! either ysoie adores me (: or i adore her... what could possibly bet
better (except for a plane to ID)... six days (: i have *got* to meet you.

> the unfortunate answer is that money, in our culture, equals power and
> ease. It is possibly to be powerful and poor, but highly unlikely,
> unless one is speaking of a different kind of power, such as the power
> inherent in words or love.

true. i think, though that the argument could be made that any culture
with a currency has the same viewpoint (money == power for greater values
of money)

> But most people don't want that. They want the power that means they
> can do what they want, go where they want, wear what they want, be who
> they want. And for that, nothing else will do but that you have a
> great deal of money.

hm. i guess. (:

i guess the rest of us regular folk have to bo content with *almost* being
able to do what we want,w ear what we want, etc.

> Either that, or be a Goth back-end administrator in Boston.

ooo - that sounds like too much fun (:

> And money can't buy love, but it creates the feeling-- real or
> illusory-- that life will be easier and more enjoyable with s/he who
> posesses it. Though, as some of us know all too well, a guy can have a
> great job and still be a raging, hugless bastard.

true again. you're so wise.

can i be like you? (:

rhys
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