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drethelin comments on Open thread, Oct. 20 - Oct. 26, 2014 - Less Wrong Discussion

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Comment author: drethelin 28 October 2014 05:31:57AM 3 points [-]

Probably because it's largely composed of or at least represented by the kind of people who REALLY like living in places like NYC and the Bay Area, which are the opposite of frugal.

In regards to early retirement, there's something of an obsession with maximizing productivity as well as earning to give, both of which run counter to retirement.

Comment author: Baisius 28 October 2014 07:08:52AM *  1 point [-]

Probably because it's largely composed of or at least represented by the kind of people who REALLY like living in places like NYC and the Bay Area, which are the opposite of frugal.

This is actually a point I have made to myself about the movement.