Jonathan_Graehl comments on A Challenge for LessWrong - Less Wrong

16 Post author: simplicio 29 June 2010 11:47PM

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Comment author: Jonathan_Graehl 01 July 2010 06:14:05PM 2 points [-]

If one only cared about material goods, then you're right.

Otherwise, it depends on how much you need to be relatively richer than others in order to attract the kind of social interaction you like. Think of the stereotypical well-dressed man hoping to land a winning bid on a pretty gold digger.