Comments on: Why do Rich People Want Even More Money

By: Gyorgy Fekete

Gyorgy Fekete — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:35:56 +0000

When I was a student our professor suggested that in order to achieve personal fulfilment you need to balance every aspect of your life, not just financially, but spiritually.

And one important thing to mention here is that investing money into something creates risks. And if a person is missing one or more needs, not necessarily related to money, according to Maslow’s Hierarchy, he won’t accept those risks.

By: Swizec

Swizec — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:26:52 +0000

It’s actually very simple to reach 5th stage through spiritualism, meditation and careful manipulation of one’s mind and thoughts. But who wants that kind of boredom in their life?
Therefore it’s important to set goals and when it looks like you’re about to reach them, to move them.

That way you stay constantly motivated and get even more stuff. Not because you need it, but because it gives you something to do. I believe that once you’re rich it’s trivial to become richer because all you have to do is keep entertained and the riches flow in as a side-effect.

By: Matt Jecha

Matt Jecha — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:37:00 +0000

I have studied Maslow’s heirarchy before, but never noticed until now that it seems to imply that you cannot find value in yourself or feel comfortable with your own sense of self (self-esteem) without first establishing yourself in a relationship, particularly a romantic one.

Popular belief in modern times seems to direct people to avoid the trap of dependence in relationships and know yourself before getting involved with someone else and trying start a family of your own. All of this discussion of course rests on the somewhat ludicrous assumption that any of this will be thought through before it happens, but what is the best solution?

Is Maslow suggesting that you need to be loved by someone else before you can be happy by yourself? That seems an incredible burden to place on loved ones, and how can two people mutually support this idea in a healthy relationship? I know this severely deviates from the point of the article, but I am interested to gain an alternate perspective while the subject of discussion is open.