[codetrotter]

> So if I never loose my money it is worthless! Ha!

Maybe not but, you probably had to earn it in the first place and that is why you know its value.

I think if you were born rich and never had to worry about money in an existential way, then you would not really know the value of it. Not even from observing the pain of others. I think the only way is to really experience it first hand.

Even if a rich person tried to "simulate" it by not allowing themselves to spend more than x amount of money for say a month or something it still would not be the same. At all. Because no matter how bad that month would be, they still know all along that it's not a real threat and that the money is right there waiting for them.

But if you had to go through a lot of real pain, then you know the real value of money. I wonder, however, if with time we would forget still. I dunno, I have never been wealthy yet.

[podgaj]

"But if you had to go through a lot of real pain, then you know the real value of money. "

The more pain and suffering I have the more I realize money is not important at all and that money might be the cause of most of the pain and suffering in the world.

(Is that not a religious soul left on the internet?)

[alias_neo]

I think you're being down voted because it appears you're missing the point that in certain societies, without money you can not feed yourself or your family, let alone be sitting having this discussion on Hacker News.

Money is important if you want a roof over your head, your children to have uniform for school and food on the table. If you want to be able to spend time with them rather than working 3 jobs to pay your rent, or put fuel in the car you drive to work, lest you have to catch the bus and spend even less time with them.

If you're fortunate enough to live where you don't need money for these things, I'm happy for you, if you're not turn you either have more money than these people do, or you're otherwise looked after.

[Talanes]

So it is loss (pain and suffering), that taught you about value (money is not important.)