He has enough money, but there is nothing like having your ego stroked. And more money.
This. I have never understood why people think that if someone has something means they don't need more of it.
Though I can't speak for Palmer Luckey's intention behind doing this.
Because almost everything in life works this way. Once I have a place to live, I don't need to find a second one. Once I've eaten enough food to be full, I don't need to keep eating. Maybe by buying enough clothes you can avoid doing laundry, though…
Except that's not how it works, at all.
Overweight people are overweight because they eat when they don't need to.
People with money pursue ever greater amounts of it.
People are overweight for reasons other than "eating too much," just as drug addicts relapse for reasons other than "trying meth once." I'm actually comfortable thinking about greed as a symptom of a disconnected world view as well. Just one that none of the afflicted are inclined to treat.
Innovative!
That's a massive over-simplification, but by the same token, okay? We've now established that over-accumulation of wealth is comparable to an eating / mental disorder? Has anyone looked into treating this disorder?
What I meant is money is one commodity where even the super rich wants more, not less. Just because they have a lot of money doesn't mean they stop caring about it.
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