Visakan Veerasamy

people can tell or like you know discerning people can tell if you are like stiff in a way that's like oh you i need to put your needs first and then subconsciously or consciously if they've thought about these things they know that they can't entirely trust you to take care of your needs and so then they don't they're not pleased right like they and then they don't trust you and then it's like oh you want to make them feel better and they're like i don't trust you you know like you

people can tell or like you know discerning people can tell if you are like stiff in a way that's like oh you i need to put your needs first and then subconsciously or consciously if they've thought about these things they know that they can't entirely trust you to take care of your needs and so then they don't they're not pleased right like they and then they don't trust you and then it's like oh you want to make them feel better and they're like i don't trust you you know like you

Yeah, it's crazy. It's such a, you know, I'm writing about all of this from a new angle now where I talk about like,

Yeah, it's crazy. It's such a, you know, I'm writing about all of this from a new angle now where I talk about like,

Yeah, it's crazy. It's such a, you know, I'm writing about all of this from a new angle now where I talk about like,

a blessedness spiral upwards and a wretchedness spiral downwards and like it's so tragic because the more blessed you are the more blessings you receive and the more wretched you are the more Matthew principle all the way up and all the way down exactly that yeah and it's so harsh actually you know it's like every time you cross a threshold suddenly everything is just better and I think people know this instinctively which is what

a blessedness spiral upwards and a wretchedness spiral downwards and like it's so tragic because the more blessed you are the more blessings you receive and the more wretched you are the more Matthew principle all the way up and all the way down exactly that yeah and it's so harsh actually you know it's like every time you cross a threshold suddenly everything is just better and I think people know this instinctively which is what

a blessedness spiral upwards and a wretchedness spiral downwards and like it's so tragic because the more blessed you are the more blessings you receive and the more wretched you are the more Matthew principle all the way up and all the way down exactly that yeah and it's so harsh actually you know it's like every time you cross a threshold suddenly everything is just better and I think people know this instinctively which is what

part of what drives the desire for like wealth and like social climbing is that you know that at the next level, some things are less bad. And like, you know, I remember once my wife and I, I think it was during COVID or something. There's a discount on like the fanciest hotel in town. And so we decided to go. And so it was wonderful.

part of what drives the desire for like wealth and like social climbing is that you know that at the next level, some things are less bad. And like, you know, I remember once my wife and I, I think it was during COVID or something. There's a discount on like the fanciest hotel in town. And so we decided to go. And so it was wonderful.

part of what drives the desire for like wealth and like social climbing is that you know that at the next level, some things are less bad. And like, you know, I remember once my wife and I, I think it was during COVID or something. There's a discount on like the fanciest hotel in town. And so we decided to go. And so it was wonderful.

And then we had breakfast the next morning with all these people who are very obviously wealthier than us, like a whole tax bracket or two tax brackets higher. And it was such a lovely environment. People were playing with the children. Everyone was speaking politely. And I found myself getting kind of angry. Like, man, rich people have it good. And not just that they have consumer...

And then we had breakfast the next morning with all these people who are very obviously wealthier than us, like a whole tax bracket or two tax brackets higher. And it was such a lovely environment. People were playing with the children. Everyone was speaking politely. And I found myself getting kind of angry. Like, man, rich people have it good. And not just that they have consumer...

And then we had breakfast the next morning with all these people who are very obviously wealthier than us, like a whole tax bracket or two tax brackets higher. And it was such a lovely environment. People were playing with the children. Everyone was speaking politely. And I found myself getting kind of angry. Like, man, rich people have it good. And not just that they have consumer...

you know, surplus, consumer surplus, not that they have spending power, right? It's not that they have fancy things. It's that in the nice neighborhood, it's peaceful. It's,

you know, surplus, consumer surplus, not that they have spending power, right? It's not that they have fancy things. It's that in the nice neighborhood, it's peaceful. It's,

you know, surplus, consumer surplus, not that they have spending power, right? It's not that they have fancy things. It's that in the nice neighborhood, it's peaceful. It's,

i'm sure there's problems that i'm not aware of like there's more pressure you know like there's more like they seem to have a lot of like family squabbles about inheritance and stuff so like every context has its own upside and downsides but in that moment i was like whoa like i am underestimating how much i would actually appreciate like having the access to those kinds of spaces which is uh

i'm sure there's problems that i'm not aware of like there's more pressure you know like there's more like they seem to have a lot of like family squabbles about inheritance and stuff so like every context has its own upside and downsides but in that moment i was like whoa like i am underestimating how much i would actually appreciate like having the access to those kinds of spaces which is uh

i'm sure there's problems that i'm not aware of like there's more pressure you know like there's more like they seem to have a lot of like family squabbles about inheritance and stuff so like every context has its own upside and downsides but in that moment i was like whoa like i am underestimating how much i would actually appreciate like having the access to those kinds of spaces which is uh