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Comment author: IlyaShpitser 23 April 2012 05:58:32PM 15 points [-]

I don't believe you.

Many of your goals can be accomplished without being rich: PhDs in technical fields are gotten "for free", learning languages is very cheap, etc. Why aren't you checking them off your list now?

Comment author: [deleted] 25 April 2012 02:18:44PM 1 point [-]

People who haven't won a lottery typically need to spend several dozen hours per week to earn a living.

Comment author: gwern 25 April 2012 05:13:14PM 3 points [-]

And even people who have won a lottery still need to spend several dozen hours per week earning their living...