Here is an amusing parody video based on song by American musician Bobby McFerrin called Don't worry, be happy. Own nothing, be happy.
https://rumble.com/v2qamgq-jimmy-dore-producer-mischa-paullins-hilarious-klaus-schwab-parody.html
I looked up the origin of the term.
Ida Auken stated "You'll own nothing and be happy" in a 2016 essay for the World Economic Forum.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You'll_own_nothing_and_be_happy
What did she mean when she said it?
The “want” to own something, is very materialistic in essence.
The more you own, the less you want to part with it. So, you become ever more conservative in the need to preserve that which you have.
This, for most people, leads to a living designed to keep that which they already have, rather than living to enjoy new experiences.
An example:
Say you have a beautiful house, a beautiful car and a beautiful wife (oh, someone should make that into a song text) … and you have lovely furniture, etc.
You have to pay rent, you have to invest in that which you have.
So, instead of quitting a horrible job which pays well to go travelling for a few months through outer-Mongolia to ride on yak and sleep in a yurte at -30 degrees, you stay in your boring job just to keep things as they are.
This automatically leads to all sorts of sub-matters: jealousy of those that do change, petty hatreds, fear of losing what you already have, etc. Basically a more right-wing (not necessarily economically) outlook on life.
Hence, own less = be happy.
However, if it’s coined by the world economic forum, it may just as well be them saying: “live in poverty, it will make you happier.”
Which is absolutely not what I mean.
Having travelled through India and the like, and having seen the dire poverty and the acceptance of that subsistance, I can only conclude that being happy in that state is but a sentiment to make the rich feel better about themselves.
Fukk them. And everything they stand for.
@shavixmir saidVery good, Shav
The “want” to own something, is very materialistic in essence.
The more you own, the less you want to part with it. So, you become ever more conservative in the need to preserve that which you have.
This, for most people, leads to a living designed to keep that which they already have, rather than living to enjoy new experiences.
An example:
Say you have a beautif ...[text shortened]... entiment to make the rich feel better about themselves.
Fukk them. And everything they stand for.
There's a saying that fear of death is directly proportional to amount of wealth. People with nothing to lose don't fear death anywhere near as much as the rich.
That fear also extends to other parts of life, most noticeably, marriage. Rich people fear marriage because of the possibility of losing up to half their wealth in divorce. In short, the more wealth you have the worried you are about losing it..
Rich people also have a much smaller circle of people they associate with. Lottery winners often lose friends and family members due to not wanting to lose their wealth having to take care of needs/wants of loved ones who know they can now help. Rich people only hang out with other rich people as a result.
Rich women also have a hard time finding a male partner. While rich men don't mind dating or marrying women with little income, rich women (because of gender norms and societal expectations) will only marry men of similar or higher levels of wealth. It's romantic when a rich man Cinderellas a poor girl but not the other way around. A rich hetero woman's pool of potential mates is far smaller than the average woman.
Below is a short clip of Jamie Foxx (who played MIke Tyson in a movie) recounting when Tyson told him he was happy now that he lost his money:
Here is a clip of Mike Tyson himself, who lost $500 million, saying he was the "least happy" at the height of his wealth:
"The love of money is the root of all evil."
@shavixmir saidIs that really what she meant by it or did you just make up all of that stuff?
The “want” to own something, is very materialistic in essence.
The more you own, the less you want to part with it. So, you become ever more conservative in the need to preserve that which you have.
This, for most people, leads to a living designed to keep that which they already have, rather than living to enjoy new experiences.
An example:
Say you have a beautif ...[text shortened]... entiment to make the rich feel better about themselves.
Fukk them. And everything they stand for.
@vivify saidDid you make that up too?
There's a saying that fear of death is directly proportional to amount of wealth. People with nothing to lose don't fear death anywhere near as much as the rich.
That fear also extends to other parts of life, most noticeably, marriage. Rich people fear marriage because of the possibility of losing up to half their wealth in divorce. In short, the more wealth you have t ...[text shortened]... ght of his wealth:
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"The love of money is the root of all evil."
@shavixmir saidOf course the pseud known as shag doody for brains likes to brag up how many vacations he has and how he travels all over the world, this put's him in the 'rich' bracket in almost any country in the world.
BTW, if he flies everywhere it also makes him a polluter hundreds of times greater than most of the worlds population.
@metal-brain saidHow should I know?
Is that really what she meant by it or did you just make up all of that stuff?
What I wrote is correct. If she meant it or not, is beyond my knowledge.
@wajoma saidRicher than you sunshine, richer than you.
Of course the pseud known as shag doody for brains likes to brag up how many vacations he has and how he travels all over the world, this put's him in the 'rich' bracket in almost any country in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9srplWe_QQ
BTW, if he flies everywhere it also makes him a polluter hundreds of times greater than most of the worlds population.
@metal-brain saidI know Ida. She was talking about a potential future and should be seen as part of bigger picture in which all communication is free, cars are shared, homes are shared, where an algorithm buys what you need because it knows you better than yourself, and where robots do most of the work so humanity doesn't have to.
Here is an amusing parody video based on song by American musician Bobby McFerrin called Don't worry, be happy. Own nothing, be happy.
https://rumble.com/v2qamgq-jimmy-dore-producer-mischa-paullins-hilarious-klaus-schwab-parody.html
I looked up the origin of the term.
Ida Auken stated "You'll own nothing and be happy" in a 2016 essay for the World Economic Forum. ...[text shortened]... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You'll_own_nothing_and_be_happy
What did she mean when she said it?
It's from her own words a dystopian future if we don't take care of where technology takes us.
@metal-brain saidYou need to get over your love affair with Jimmy Dore.
Here is an amusing parody video based on song by American musician Bobby McFerrin called Don't worry, be happy. Own nothing, be happy.
https://rumble.com/v2qamgq-jimmy-dore-producer-mischa-paullins-hilarious-klaus-schwab-parody.html
I looked up the origin of the term.
Ida Auken stated "You'll own nothing and be happy" in a 2016 essay for the World Economic Forum. ...[text shortened]... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You'll_own_nothing_and_be_happy
What did she mean when she said it?
@shavixmir saidYou may find yourself living in a shotgun shack
(oh, someone should make that into a song text)
You may find yourself in another part of the world
You may find yourself behind the wheel of a large automobile
You may find yourself in a beautiful house with a beautiful wife
You may ask yourself, well, how did I get here?
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
You may ask yourself, how do I work this?
You may ask yourself, where is that large automobile?
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful house
You may tell yourself, this is not my beautiful wife
Letting the days go by, let the water hold me down
Letting the days go by, water flowing underground
Into the blue again, after the money's gone
Once in a lifetime, water flowing underground
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was
Same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was, same as it ever was
@wajoma saidBetter than having all that, and having no appreciation of how you got there, or recognizing that most of the world doesn't have it as good as you.
Of course the pseud known as shag doody for brains likes to brag up how many vacations he has and how he travels all over the world, this put's him in the 'rich' bracket in almost any country in the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9srplWe_QQ
BTW, if he flies everywhere it also makes him a polluter hundreds of times greater than most of the worlds population.
You know, like the American conservative elite.
@shavixmir saidYes, yes and yes.
The “want” to own something, is very materialistic in essence.
The more you own, the less you want to part with it. So, you become ever more conservative in the need to preserve that which you have.
This, for most people, leads to a living designed to keep that which they already have, rather than living to enjoy new experiences.
An example:
Say you have a beautif ...[text shortened]... entiment to make the rich feel better about themselves.
Fukk them. And everything they stand for.
@suzianne saidshag doody for brains says this:
Better than having all that, and having no appreciation of how you got there, or recognizing that most of the world doesn't have it as good as you.
You know, like the American conservative elite.
"...being happy in that state is but a sentiment to make the rich feel better about themselves. Fukk them. And everything they stand for".
Then brags it up about how rich he is.