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Comment by iforgottherest

Do you know the origins of the word 'salary'?

If you compare wallet size, you're likely bound to find someone with a fatter wallet.

If you compare wealth over time, you may find you're richer than many just by opening your kitchen cabinets. [0]

As long as humanity moves forward for each other (and we don't * up [2]), wealth increases for everyone, on average. [1] In metrics that a dollar amount can't capture.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_salt [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wealth [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_catastrophic_risk

Warren Buffett: "Time is the only thing you can't buy."

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