Comments on: Silicon Valley Is Messed Up: Single Digit Millionaires Feel Insecure

By: Sick to death with bubble rich whiners — Shooting at Bubbles

Sick to death with bubble rich whiners — Shooting at Bubbles — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 22:10:21 +0000

[...] Jason at webomatica feels that this incessant drive to reach the top of the income pile of Silicon Valley; as depicted in [...]

By: Junto Boyz

Junto Boyz — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 09:01:55 +0000

UNHAPPY MILLIONAIRES… HOW MUCH IS ENOUGH?…

People with a good perspective in the article were Celeste Baranski, former head of engineering at Handspring, and Bruce Karsh who stated in the article, “A lot of the money here is accidental money.”

Randi Jayne, sister of Mark Zuckerberg, and ot…

By: Psychohistory New York Times Article on Silicon Valley Millionaires «

Psychohistory New York Times Article on Silicon Valley Millionaires « — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 06:36:51 +0000

[...] the bait took. This blog fell for it. Blogging Stocks fell for it hook, line and sinker also. Check out their piece today. Why [...]

By: Deep Jive Interests » The Need To Do A Reality Check, Before Reality Checks You.

Mon, 06 Aug 2007 03:46:24 +0000

[...] Yet another interesting article from the NYT that’s worth blogging about. Certainly since many others have. I read it earlier today, but decided to sit on it, or let my mind mull over it, and [...]

By: Silicon Valley millionaires who think they are poor | King Gary

Silicon Valley millionaires who think they are poor | King Gary — Mon, 06 Aug 2007 00:46:04 +0000

[...] their heads. The response that the article has gotten is not very surprising, containing a mix of disgust, confusion, and [...]

By: webomatica

webomatica — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:34:20 +0000

I think the suitable hell for the person trapped in “keeping up with the joneses” land involve their lives as it is now – except for every material possession they acquire (say a new car) their neighbor immediately appears, gloating over the better model they just bought.

By: Shawn S. Wilson

Shawn S. Wilson — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:30:07 +0000

It is my sincere hope that all those involved in producing the material quoted herein eat a copious quantity of shit and die, only to burn in the worst Hell one could pull from the sick imagination of a Judeochristian zealot.

srsly.

By: webomatica

webomatica — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 17:19:16 +0000

Elaine I'm sure New York can be just as (if not more) money-crazy as the Bay Area.

It would be nice if people put more emphasis on happiness rather than net worth. There is the assumption in our society that more money should mean more happiness. I think the Times article shows the diminishing returns of more money once your basic needs are met.

As for keeping up with the joneses - I think personally we realized it's a losing game. There is no way in heck we will ever be "rich" in terms of monetary value what with Bill Gates and Warren Buffet out there. There's something to be said for realizing you'll never be super wealthy and therefore, learn to be thankful with what you have.

I'm no financial guru but as long as we can pay the bills, save a little, support what we believe in, and have the free time to enjoy life, what the heck else is all the rest for? Buying a Hummer would just make me feel guilty...

By: Elaine Vigneault

Elaine Vigneault — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:50:21 +0000

I think it’s a ‘keeping up with the Jones’ type of thing. People report being happy with their income when they earn just as much or more than what their friends earn. I see it here in NY too. My husband doesn’t feed rich, I do. It’s because he’s comparing our income with his friends’ incomes instead of with average people’s incomes.

By: Money = a way of keeping score » mathewingram.com/work

Money = a way of keeping score » mathewingram.com/work — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 15:55:13 +0000

[...] than the average person — I had many of the same thoughts as my friends Mark Evans, Jason at Webomatica and Jeremy Toeman at Live Digitally. In other words, a combination of disbelief, irritation and [...]

By: Sick to death with bubble rich whiners | WinExtra

Sick to death with bubble rich whiners | WinExtra — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 14:10:08 +0000

[...] Jason at webomatica feels that this incessant drive to reach the top of the income pile of Silicon Valley; as depicted in [...]