Complete it.
Complete it.
"...losing at life"
Bad prostitutes.
Most of the people in the world.
...is right, but likely not poor.
Silver spoon kids and those who inherited wealth.
Either extremely wealthy or extremely poor (so much so that they've given up)
smart
happy.
Able to recognize the self-evident
FormerRunnerSameProblem wrote:
Either extremely wealthy or extremely poor (so much so that they've given up)
Actually I would argue that they are more likely to be middle class. To the rich and poor, money is a very defining part of their lives. The middle class use the expression to justify their mediocrity.
At face value, I would say they are right, but it's kind of like saying water is wet. Clearly there are other things than money.
The context in which they say it is more important than the words. When said in response to a young child comparing the amount of money in their birthday cards from different grandparents is one thing. When said to the parent that can't afford a potentially life-saving experimental medical treatment for their kid is entirely another.
...financially secure.
Rich people, or rather comfortable upper middle class people who don't have to worry about money, love to talk about how it isn't important.
It's pretty darn important when you don't know how you're going to pay your rent and feed your kids next month.
Raey wrote:
Complete it.
Well off.
I always say, "Money isn't important unless you don't have it and then it's VERY important."
Our species evolved figuring out a way to survive. You need money to survive. Once you have that, ehhh...
Giving their opinion
"...people who say 'money isn't everything'."
Bare survival isn't what we're talking about here. Money is an instrumental value.
...typically English speakers.
correct.
You do not need money to survive.
You need to watch Castaway again.