It’s an addiction in the most literal sense of the word. Going after money is the most default of all possible goals, so it’s a way to avoid facing choices in life.

Money’s numerical, which means you can always in theory make a decision without having to think or feel. Bigger number = better choice.

Just like cocaine or video games or jerking off, it’s a way to get dopamine flowing without figuring anything out.

I’ve found that any time I actually emerge from poverty, I encounter a deep existential dread that’s basically covered up by the struggle. Because I don’t know what my next goal is after getting out of the pit.

So my subconscious finds a way to just fall back into the pit.

One solution to this is to view “more money” with the same urgency no matter how financially secure I am.

I don’t seem to be capable of that. I know it would be handy in some ways to be driven to always rise on the money ladder, but the thought of trying to awaken and cultivate that pattern in myself feels like more of a cost than a benefit.

Buy politicians so they can do more shit to make more money. Money is the end game

Mansions, supercars, yachts, maids, private chefs, expensive trips in their private airplanes. Those are the things that at least make sense. But then they start doing really stupid stuff like spending $45,000 for a light fixture in their house when most people have light fixtures that cost a hundred bucks. They buy T-shirts that cost $1200 just because of the label. They literally eat gold on $20,000 deserts that are powdered with gold dust and gold flake. They get bored of having everything they could ever want and start acting like fucking idiots. A normal person that has already had every single desire they've ever had met would start looking to benefit the less fortunate. Not these fucks. Instead they put diamonds on the soles of their shoes and pursue even more money that they'll never be able to spend.

You think that's a lot, our brains can't even comprehend how much 200 billion actually is (bozos and tusk)

they buy politicians, buy things that make them more money, custom artisinal services, etc

Brag about it and use it as leverage for power. The money doesn't actually exist, it's stock mostly that gets instantly created from nothing. But they can use the idea of its existence to take other people's real money for the things they want and the rest is just other people agreeing to do what they want because of the idea of power that having it conveys.

Haven't you heard? They create jobs with it! So many jobs! (/s)