This could motivate us If greed & individualism motivate the capitalists

[aoluain]

This could motivate Bitcoiners who choose such bitcoin-compatible economic ideal to work hard and be productive since lots of people were programmed or taught to respect people who pile up riches for themselves in fiat world,which motivates them to work hard to be rich.

I do not respect those people who the OP post about, I see them as greedy parasites, I dont
want to be like them either.

We have a saying here Contentment is wealth.

Life is all about balance. The opposite of being greedy is being content.

I am content to be able to accumulate Bitcoin at my own pace for myself and my family and
with the help of Bitcoin I have achieved a very healthy work life balance for a more balanced
life. Yea I could work more and be a slave again to the business class but there would be an
imbalance and life is way too short for that.

[Webutxo]

Why should you follow a poor lifestyle if you are wealthy? It doesn't make sense to me. I'll also tell you one thing. If you live a poor lifestyle but benefit society a lot, you'll simply suffer and in the end, no one will appreciate your efforts. Just look at multi billionaire businessmen who don't appreciate their own workforce, they are still praised by the society (Jeff Bezos for example and his attitude towards amazon workers).
No, my opinion is to enjoy the life at its fullest. You can do good things but your own self should be the priority because in the end, your good efforts will barely be appreciated.

You know one thing with the society, if you have billions in your name and they don't see that millions on you, they are not going to value you, they will not respect you and they may see you as someone that is poor when in fact you can take care of them. The world functions when they see you have something and the better way you can demonstrate it is when you show them that you have it and that's the only way you can penetrate through plenty of opportunities.

I don't care what the world thinks, if I have money I will live the life as it fit my financial status, if I have the money I will get the best life for myself and I have nothing, I will not pretend that I have an asset. The way OP describe wealthy people should leave like they have nothing, the same way some people fake life, they don't have what they claimed they have, that's what the common social media is about today, fake lifestyle.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

In a typical capitalist setting, the more properties you pile up for yourself the more you are respected (or even worshipped) .. So people work hard to have this things in order to be respected

Take a chill pill now, the goal is to be financially free (financially independent) but not to oppress others or try to be greedy by thinking like the capitalist. There isn't going to be any difference if the Bitcoin wealth generation turn out to be the same like those of the capitalist economy. In searching for financial freedom your focus should be on investing into yourself both financially and in education so as to be well spoken and financially backed then you render help to others instead of forcing your authority on them as the capitalist will do. Greediness should not be your motivation for investing in Bitcoin, seeking for respect and admiration shouldn't be your trigger but instead you should be moved by wanting to impact life as that is a better reason for wanting to be financially bouyant.

[justdimin]

I bet that many bitcoin holders doesn't have that much in their bank accounts but look at their portfolios, it's exploding in gains.

I think that many holders have in common and as we say to others to DCA, they're putting where their mouth is. Accustomed to frugal kind of living for the sake of accumulation.

And as we DCA, it takes a lot of patience, sacrifice and delayed gratification to focus on that goal. We don't buy so much material things and before being respected by others, you'll have to give respect to yourself because you know yourself better than anyone else.

It is not even about frugal living, it is just about getting a system and working on it. I grew up with the philosophy where you put 10% of your salary on the side, and while I did sell most of my investments over the years due to bad things happening, at least I had something on the side. In that case, you are free to spend 90% of your salary on anything you want, you can literally burn it on fire, doesn't matter. That's not the point, it's yours. Spend it any way you wish, on smart things or stupid things.

However, if you save 10% of every dollar you make, and then invest it smartly, then you will retire at age 40 to 45. My uncle did it, and he retired at 48, so it is not really a bad idea, and you could definitely get great wealth out of it in time.

[Opiate32]

Take a chill pill now, the goal is to be financially free (financially independent) but not to oppress others or try to be greedy by thinking like the capitalist. There isn't going to be any difference if the Bitcoin wealth generation turn out to be the same like those of the capitalist economy. In searching for financial freedom your focus should be on investing into yourself both financially and in education so as to be well spoken and financially backed then you render help to others instead of forcing your authority on them as the capitalist will do. Greediness should not be your motivation for investing in Bitcoin, seeking for respect and admiration shouldn't be your trigger but instead you should be moved by wanting to impact life as that is a better reason for wanting to be financially bouyant.

There’s actually nothing wrong with becoming wealthy but if your motivation is mainly to impress others or gain more respect, you will probably never feel satisfied because there will always be someone with more.
Bitcoin gives people the opportunity to build wealth on there own terms. What they do after achieving that freedom is a personal choice.
Personally I would rather see bitcoin encourage independence than to create another competition over who has the biggest portfolio.

[Sammye3]

In a typical capitalist setting, the more properties you pile up for yourself the more you are respected (or even worshipped) .. So people work hard to have this things in order to be respected

A capitalist setting has nothing to do with respect because respect is earned and not demanded, you don't use money to control respect. In a general sense, respect is attributed to where value lies, regardless of how much you have or what position you occupy. When one attains wealth without value, there is no volume to how much respect he/she deserves, wealth and properties are materialistic but respect is a value.

You can work hard for riches and properties which is a necessity but there is no use to your wealth when there is no value. So value and wealth are both important to attain true respect.