It’s all a matter of how much money it takes for you to be free to do the things you love and experience life to the fullest. For a lot of people, the actual sum needed will be a lot less than what they may believe is true at the moment.

This is beautiful !!!

however, might not always reflect the reality……
for example, an old-aged 60 years old man doing a perfect cleaning job needed all over the world want…….but far from getting rich, he just barely got enough for daily food……

Different nature/kind of jobs paying different amount of dividend……
Many smarties choose well-paid jobs without necessarily matching their interests……

Cleaning shits are VERY important job for the public all over the world want…….otherwise unclean shits left in a place can cause lot of problems……BUT cleaning shits are just not well-paid !!!

Yes–money is often correlated with value. But it’s a danger to confuse things simply because they often go in the same direction.

For example, traffic for this blog. I could rightfully argue that traffic is a good indicator of value and helping people with their problems. After all, if I have 10,000 visitors I’m likely helping more people than if I have 100. However, if I make traffic my objective, I may make decisions which no longer help more people while increasing traffic. I might start writing flashy link-bait articles which get tons of traffic from websites with visitors who barely read more than the headlines.

The same is true with money. Yes–on the whole, earning more money tends to mean you’re producing more value. But that’s not how we make decisions. I don’t choose between being a homeless person subsisting on welfare and being a pioneering entrepreneur billionaire. Decisions are made at the margins: I can choose to focus on one project today instead of another.

In these margins, the correlation between money and value is a lot weaker. For example, I know of several steps I could take that would likely increase my income without significantly increasing my value. I know of dozens (if not hundreds) of steps I could take which could increase the value I offer without making me a cent richer.

So, yes, I agree with you that money is (ideally) a reward for doing good work and helping society. However, if helping society is truly your goal (and not simply being rich), it’s important to note that there is a distinction between the two and they don’t always lead to the same decisions.

-Scott

Very well done,

Scott

There are so many investments that don’t relate directly to wealth, but could ultimately pay much greater dividends in the long run: staying healthy, learning new skills, keeping friends, networking with colleagues, etc.