[yaky]

Be careful with comparing real-life things and experiences with a (virtual) number on a screen, especially for children.

I used to know an adult who only cared about that number going up, despite making more than a comfortable amount of money. Live with parents, save on rent/mortgage, number goes up faster. Buy cheapest food, take leftovers from work-catered lunches, number goes up faster. Scam your way into being hired for a position you are severely underqualified for, get terminated after three months, keep the salary and sign-on bonus, number goes up. Invest pretty much everything (because there are almost no expenses), compound interest.

[ericyd]

This feels like a severe anecdotal example which I'm not sure applies to most people.

[yaky]

It is definitely a single point, but that is who this post immediately made me think of.

And to be fair, investing does not apply to most people either.

[unmole]

> And to be fair, investing does not apply to most people either.

Why doesn't investing apply to most people?

[encrypted_bird]

Because most people are neither properly educated about investing nor have the money to spare to even start.

Most people are living paycheck to paycheck.

[ct0]

Agreed, in 7th grade we did a stock market simulation, it made winning feel too easy.

[nxor]

Ahah but green ticker good red ticker bad. What's the problem sir