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Calacanis and Denton — Envy 2.0

Started by mathewi · 11 months ago

A couple of stories today came together in my mind as evidence of what you might call Envy 2.0. The first is the New York Times story about how the rich are envious of the super-rich. It seems that Web 1.0 success stories like Reid Hoffman of PayPal (now running LinkedIn) are envious of former % ... Continue reading »

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Anne
2 years ago

Seems that envy is part of the human condition, since we judge how we're doing relatively and not by an absolute standard. I remind myself of that when I feel envious about someone who has more than I do, because I know if I got to where they are, then I'd just compare myself to the next higher person.

And then I get back to the fun of it all. To me, that's worth way more than a new car or millions of dollars in the bank.

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Mathew Ingram
2 years ago

I totally agree, Anne. Like the guy from Hot or Not said in the NYT story, if you have a Porsche Boxster, you envy the guy with a 911 Carrera, and if you have a Carrera you envy the guy with a Ferrari. Best to do something you love and let the chips (or cash) fall where it may.

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