Subjectively, though, I for one get that feeling. It’s like “within my reach” and “owned by me” were equivalent to my brain on some level. And, when, once I’ve made my purchase, I find my money diminished by that same amount, I find that I feel cheated, somehow. Like accumulated money should work like an access clearance threshold, rather than a reservoir of resources across space and time. Which is economically absurd...
Subjectively, though, I for one get that feeling. It’s like “within my reach” and “owned by me” were equivalent to my brain on some level. And, when, once I’ve made my purchase, I find my money diminished by that same amount, I find that I feel cheated, somehow. Like accumulated money should work like an access clearance threshold, rather than a reservoir of resources across space and time. Which is economically absurd...