Ask HN: What materials things do you covet?
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A recent computer, a mattress to put on the floor, some books, and an efficient means of transportation.
Of course, I already have those things. What I covet is having enough money to fill my belly and my mind without having to work for it 40 hours a week for 40 years.
Of course, I already have those things. What I covet is having enough money to fill my belly and my mind without having to work for it 40 hours a week for 40 years.
Time is my answer.
Honestly, its hard for me to answer your question. I like stuff, but i don't really need any of it. But it would be nice to learn to ride a motor bike, or play the guitar, and for those activities you need a bike and a guitar, so as a means to those goals, thats what i need, but i don't need objects just because of them selfs. I don't need a computer, all i need is a tool to write code. At least thats how i view my materialism. Its my pragmatism that makes me a materialist, not some inner need to have things.
I'm tempted to write 'my son', he is after all 'material', but that's stretching it a bit, so I'll settle for a tenor saxophone.
The trick I think is not to covet the next thing that you haven't got but to be happy with that which you do have and to treat anything that comes your way over and beyond that as a pleasant surprise.
The trick I think is not to covet the next thing that you haven't got but to be happy with that which you do have and to treat anything that comes your way over and beyond that as a pleasant surprise.
- Original Le Corbusier LC4
- Convertible sports car
- Star Alliance Super-Elite card
- Man Ray/Ansel Adams original photographs
- 100+ year-old trees
- Cottage on a nice lake
Alienware AllPowerful Gaming Laptop
Gulfstream G650 (it's not even in production yet)
A house on a beachfront
A Jaguar E-type in pristine condition
Gulfstream G650 (it's not even in production yet)
A house on a beachfront
A Jaguar E-type in pristine condition
Tesla
The sports car, not the video card (I had one of those once, not as useful as you'd think).
The sports car, not the video card (I had one of those once, not as useful as you'd think).
Lifetime TED membership.
An island
- Rocio Romero LV or something in that nature. ($125k maybe)
- Vintage Schwimm bicycle ($500),
- A motorcycle, a cruiser preferably, and it does not have to be new. ($5-$7000)
- A lifetime supply of Hanes ($9000, random number).
- A private jet.
What are some things you feel you must just have (maybe once your startup exits successfully)?