Freedom ≠ money. Freedom = the power to say no

https://twitter.com/meseali/status/1286588476188745730

by mese848 • 6 years ago

36 15 6 years ago

Using millonaires examples of saying no to try and prove that freedom !== money feels insulting.

That's the problem with trying to dig into a tweet. It's not that deep. It can't be. It's just a virtual bumper sticker.

Emphere• 6 years ago

Of course it's not 1:1 but having money can certainly make it much more easier for you to say no aka "fuck you money"

waihtis• 6 years ago

Freedom = optionality

CaptainZapp• 6 years ago

  Freedom's just another word
  For nothing left to lose

  Kris Kristofferson

CM30• 6 years ago

Of course, having a high paid, high level role in a company or a decent amount of money makes it much easier/more practical to say no.

It might not work out too well if an office worker/retail employee/normal employee spoke to others like Steve Jobs did, or flat out told their boss that they won't be going to any meetings because they've got better uses for their time.

mc32• 6 years ago

I though the power to say no proved free will.

koheripbal• 6 years ago

These semantic debates represent the economic freedom to spend countless hours having useless online semantic debates.

Kednicma• 6 years ago

It's interesting that I can tell that three of these are obsequious, but Jobs' response of "please leave us alone" just begs for a no. Not just a no, but a followup investigation.

Honestly, all four come across as snobby and entitled. Oh, you don't want a meeting? You don't want to do your work? Tough shit, neither do the rest of us.

aka1234• 6 years ago

Largely a distinction without a difference.

The fact they have money is what gives them the power to say no.

- Someone asking for a meeting/to connect? If you have money, people come to you; so it's easy to say no to networking opportunities. No money? You have to take networking opportunities as they come.

- Someone offering you a job/investment opportunity? If you already have money, you're not worried overmuch about a wasted opportunity. Because at the end of the day you're still secure. If you're unemployed and worried about where your next meal comes from? You have to jump for it.

(Pst. This is also why 'essential workers' are underpaid. Because they have no negotiating ability when their only other option is financial ruin.)

I could keep going on, but if you're not getting the idea you're either: 1.) Being willfully obtuse; or 2.) Someone who has read the Fountainhead too many times (i.e. you're being willfully obtuse).

mcv• 6 years ago

Exactly. At the other end of the scale, consider how much practical freedom people with no money really have.

Being able to say 'no' is nice, but some people would love the opportunity to say 'yes' for a change.

omilu• 6 years ago

Whats wrong with the Fountainhead? That book is great. Did you actually read it and not like it?

nix23• 6 years ago

Freedom ≠ money. Freedom = the power to say no

Yes please tell me what freedom is for me...i love that freedom ;)

malux85• 6 years ago

Freedom is having other options.

If you can't say no because you have no other options, then you become a slave to tyranny. Every time.

Slaves have no other options - do as the tyrant says or be murdered.

People who cant quit their job because they have nothing else lined up (or haven't kept their skills sharp), have no other options : and will have to put up with tyrannical bosses and stupid braindead businesses.

People who run up hundreds of thousands in debt and then have to work a job they hate to pay for it have no other options.

You can have other options without having money, but money always gives you the option of doing nothing - which is often the best option

visarga• 6 years ago

Not just the power to say no. Freedom = having choices. Always boils down to what choices you have. Contentment is also an indicator of ample choice availability.

Freedom ≠ money. Freedom = the power to say no

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