You would have multiple copies of any object that would make you sad if you didn’t have it
This seems more directly to be an issue with finances than idiotic thinking. off the top of my head: I’d be pretty devastated if I didn’t have my 30 year old prime lens, but I also can’t afford to buy one, especially because it’s quite rare and prices have gone up since I bought it. A second car is a luxury few can afford. Or am I misunderstanding the point of this list?
I think that “any object” was just poorly chosen and it should be “many objects” or “If you would be be sad to not have an object, you would have multiple if you can afford it (and you can more often afford it than you might naively think)”.
I suspected that is the case but wanted to make sure because other items on the list also seemed to be things that, at least in my position, seem like unobtainable luxuries (which abstractly might be related to idiotic judgement—for example “invest in yourself” well there’s infinite ways to try that, I’ve made the mistake of reading many self-help books, but few which pay actual dividends; playing an instrument is an investment—a decent electric bass and amplifier can cost well over a grand).
As I understand it, that point feels wrong to me. There are many things that I would be sad not to have in my life but only on the vaguely long term and that are easy to replace quickly.
I have only one fridge and I would probably be somewhat miserable without one (or maybe I could adapt), but it would be absurd for me to buy a second one.
I would say most of the things that I would be sad to miss and that are easy to duplicate are also easy to replace quickly. The main exception is probably data, which should indeed be backed up regularly and safely.
This seems more directly to be an issue with finances than idiotic thinking. off the top of my head: I’d be pretty devastated if I didn’t have my 30 year old prime lens, but I also can’t afford to buy one, especially because it’s quite rare and prices have gone up since I bought it. A second car is a luxury few can afford. Or am I misunderstanding the point of this list?
I think that “any object” was just poorly chosen and it should be “many objects” or “If you would be be sad to not have an object, you would have multiple if you can afford it (and you can more often afford it than you might naively think)”.
I suspected that is the case but wanted to make sure because other items on the list also seemed to be things that, at least in my position, seem like unobtainable luxuries (which abstractly might be related to idiotic judgement—for example “invest in yourself” well there’s infinite ways to try that, I’ve made the mistake of reading many self-help books, but few which pay actual dividends; playing an instrument is an investment—a decent electric bass and amplifier can cost well over a grand).
As I understand it, that point feels wrong to me. There are many things that I would be sad not to have in my life but only on the vaguely long term and that are easy to replace quickly. I have only one fridge and I would probably be somewhat miserable without one (or maybe I could adapt), but it would be absurd for me to buy a second one.
I would say most of the things that I would be sad to miss and that are easy to duplicate are also easy to replace quickly. The main exception is probably data, which should indeed be backed up regularly and safely.