Why Are People So Concerned About How Others Spend Their Money?

agree with @mitch2 ​​​​@charles1dad

money, like air and water, is critical for existence, but once you have enough of it to live the way you want, more of it doesn’t add much to the quality of life

so many people spend a lifetime chasing money, obsess over it, treat it as if it is an indicator of self worth -- these are such futile endeavors, once one surpasses what is ’enough’ - people don’t think clearly about the notion of ’enough’ when it comes to material wealth

otoh, time is the critical resource... i think of it this way - with effort and skill, you can fairly easily convert time into money, but when you are out of time, all the money in the world don’t mean a thang...won’t buy an additional minute

even on this forum, we just recently bid farewell to loving souls like almarg and oregonpapa -- their spirits are now gone, what's money got to do with it?  sooo irrelevant

when you are out of time, all the money in the world don’t mean a thang...won't buy an additional minute

I find this a very strange way of looking at life in the 21st century, obviously money purchases a lot of minutes. 

What a dumbass comment Dow Jones. Even for you. You don’t have to argue about everything just for the sake of arguing 

Well with that I'm off to practice my yoga. If you're not aware that money buys life then you're one of the oblivious privileged. 

Unfortunately, there are humans that intentionally try to take advantage of other's gullibility. "If it costs more it must be better." " If it looks cool it must sound better." Both assumptions are BS. Some of us out of the conviction of honestly and seeking the best reproduction for all try to warn people that their money could be spent better elsewhere. They can take that advice or not. I, and many others have no iron in the fire. We are not selling anything, In the end I could care less. At least I tried to counter the forces of evil. 80 to 90% of the products sold in a pharmacy are total BS. There is a lot of BS that is foisted on the audio community. Those of us with a scientific education who have some understanding of the issues have an obligation to explain why some products do not pass the smell test. After that it is up to the individual whether or not to purchase an item. People can think an item makes an improvement in there system's performance without a serious test of that opinion. In reality much of this is psychological and people have a hard time believing this. But, then they refuse to go about testing their own assumptions in a serious fashion. Why should any of us trust their opinion? I certainly don't.