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RE: What would you do if you had an endless supply of money?
(04-18-2015 03:59 PM)philosophical_recovery Wrote: (04-18-2015 03:51 PM)speakeasy Wrote: Let's say you had a bank account that you could withdraw limitless money from for the rest of your life. You no longer had to work unless you wanted. Buying anything you wanted was no objection. You could live where you want, be able to fund any business or organization of your choosing if you desire. Only rule is you can only spend the money on you and your closest people, so you can't just hand out limitless money to poor people to solve poverty.
What's the first thing you would do tomorrow with your unlimited resources and what would you do with the rest of your life if you could do anything without financial failure being any concern?
I know I'd spend at least my first few years taking wild adventures around the world. Safaris, motorcycling the Pan American highway, going to the Great Barrier Reef, ride into space on Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic and that type of stuff.
Beyond that though I'm not sure what my long-term plan would be. I think ultimately we all yearn for something significant. Or a crowning accomplishment that will be remembered after we're gone. Work can give people the ability to accomplish something and the reward is money and a sense of contribution. But when money is no longer needed, you have to dig a bit deeper to find your calling and purpose.
I'd immediately launch several businesses based on acquiring and breeding talent in the following industries:
High Grade material foundry and manufacturing plant
Mining companies
Engineering software development
Engineering R&D
A technical college that accepted applicants of any age and teaches everything from Eulid to Musk
I'd then work on making space colonies powered by everything I could get my hands on, including nuclear. This would likely mean buying a large island and hiring enough defensive force to be left alone by the major powers. I'd heavily promote hot, young women to immigrate to keep my staff of well-rounded engineers so well lubricated and bored of high quality pussy that they'd keep making fantastic space technology. Then, I'd encourage them to pair up and populate the solar system.
This is exactly what I'd do too. I've been thinking about this stuff since the late 90's when several private launch companies were trying to achieve orbit. Interestingly, all those companies failed, including some well funded efforts with top talent. SpaceX has succeeded where many others failed before them
Anyway, I always figured that human colonization of space required productive economic activity in space. My saying was "If you want to be able to live in space, you have to be able to make a living in space."
I got an engineering degree, but as the space development field failed to take off as expected, I got into other fields. Now space is starting to look promising again, but I still think it will be 15-20 years before there are multiple private manned space facilities, with mining, tourism, space manufacturing, food and fuel produced in space, etc.
So, yeah, if I had unlimited money, I'd definitely be looking to push the envelope on space development, and be in the forefront.
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VolandoVengoVolandoVoy
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RE: What would you do if you had an endless supply of money?
(04-19-2015 12:05 AM)Zelcorpion Wrote: + I would take control of the central banking system via smart investments and long-term planning coupled with secret organizations, NGOs and lobbying groups.
+ I would control the political process and make democracy a farce where the sheep elect one of my pre-selected candidates
+ I would buy up most of the real assets and corporations.
+ I would buy up and suppress all pesky patents and inventions that might endanger my short and long-term profits (so no going to Mars for anyone)
+ I would then create long-term plans in concert with other infinitely wealthy families (tried to grab it all, but other assholes were as smart as me, so I have to share power) to completely control and rule over the world
+ I would create those long-term plans in almost complete secrecy by taking control of money, business, academia and media, so as the frogs being only aware of being boiled when it was way too late
So far it seems to be working. 50-80 more years to go and my Brave New World creation where me and my progeny can rule for eternity will be complete.
This is already being done.
As for gaining control by virtue of your own hard work, and then giving that control to your progeny by virtue of their luck...well, it's been done many times throughout history, and the result is frequently a disaster.
You picture your progeny being basically carbon copies of yourself and acquiring ever more glory and power. The reality is they would be more likely to spend their time playing Playstation 8, doing designer drug XRJ-55, and taking poops on ever increasing numbers of stunning women.
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RE: What would you do if you had an endless supply of money?
(04-19-2015 05:48 AM)VolandoVengoVolandoVoy Wrote: This is already being done.
As for gaining control by virtue of your own hard work, and then giving that control to your progeny by virtue of their luck...well, it's been done many times throughout history, and the result is frequently a disaster.
You picture your progeny being basically carbon copies of yourself and acquiring ever more glory and power. The reality is they would be more likely to spend their time playing Playstation 8, doing designer drug XRJ-55, and taking poops on ever increasing numbers of stunning women.
True, but there are families which manage it quite well for centuries.
The trick is not to expect equal grand abilities from every family member down the time-lane. They actually know that quite a few will do nothing with the wealth and only squander it - thus the upbringing is quite strict and also the wealth/property and long-term goals are almost dis-engaged from those family members who spend their days playing Playstation and coking it up with Dubai-sluts. Those that have the aptitude, ambition and correct desire are given access and control, but they are few and far in between.
I have read that some families have tests they go through as adolescents and young students - if they fail those, then they are told jack shit and are only fit to procreate and given a set amount to have fun.
I find such a system exceedingly smart and it's a far cry off from simple inheritance of the oldest son or next in line. The main family entity & fortune can remain in control by the most able of the line at that time with a great portion of the wealth being on auto-pilot anyway. That's how you survive centuries.
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RE: What would you do if you had an endless supply of money?
Surprised no one has mentioned pursuing immortality yet.
I would partner with guys like Dmitry Itskov and companies like Alcor and fund their projects.
I would fund research to combat diseases that afflict the elderly and find some way to preserve my state of mind for as long as possible.
Most older men will get prostate cancer at some point in their lives, so I would fund research into curing prostate cancer.
Though my ultimate goal would be to upload my consciousness into some sort of machine in order to bypass biological afflictions altogether.
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RE: What would you do if you had an endless supply of money?
I would buy a private island and create my own state.
It would be a rich island with low taxes, something like one of those off-shore centers in the Caribbean, but without indigenous population or any other baggage.
I would invite financially independent red pill guys who are tired of living in their home countries and want to go John Galt. I would also start a work and travel program for young attractive women from all over the world. The more attractive the easier to get a visa. There would also be a Dubai-style guest worker program for low-level jobs, such as cleaning, with very strict rules and no welfare or easy path to citizenship. I would get to decide who is granted citizenship and only give it to the best of the best.
I would outsource prisons to a poor country like Cambodia. All criminals would be immediately deported and sent to these prisons. False accusers of crime would be punished with the same sentences as criminals: for example, a false rape accusation would be result in the same sentence as rape.
No refugees would be accepted on my island - they would be sent to Cambodia instead.
People would be free to practice religion, but no religion would ever influence the government.
There would be no feminism, socialism or welfare state on this island. The only form of welfare would be a free ticket back home with no option to return.
Marriage would be permitted but it wouldn't mean anything: no tax incentives or any other benefits to get married. There would be no divorce rape: no child support, alimony or entitlement to your spouses' assets after divorce.
Only taxpayers would get to vote: $10K/year paid in taxes gives you one vote. If you want more votes, you can always pay more taxes voluntarily.
I would also offer $10K to any resident who wants to be sterilized voluntarily. Sterilization would be free as well. That would prevent the people who are not serious about having children from having them.
(This post was last modified: 04-19-2015 02:24 PM by Brodiaga.)
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RE: What would you do if you had an endless supply of money?
I like the idea of pursuing immortality.
I would open a modelling agency and would not care if it made money, just poach some of the top people in the industry to bring in the best people, overpay if i have to. For the girls, would tell the best looking ones that if they want the top jobs they have to fuck me
I would get involved in politics, not as a candidate, but would do everything I could to get rid of the corn subsidies, all of the cheap high fructose corn syrup in everything is what is making our women fat.
Would make a hearst castle, or my own version of ostentatious, over the top royalty and have parties there all the time. Then make another one in new york and another in europe(I guess Moscow, probably somewhere in Ukraine as well, or maybe russia.)
I'd hire a full staff: private chef, language instructors, personal trainers to stay super fit...
Team yoga pants
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