Do you believe money can be just as addictive as heroin?

[jennifer_bloom]

I think experiences that you buy can work on you like a drug, it can give you major highs, but it can also corrupt your soul and make you selfish and abusive. It can desolate you of all compassion and love and it can cause extreme anguish and pain, if not at a logical level, at a karmic or mental health level. One example is that girls raised with lots of material blessings have a lower pain tolerance than girls raised in economically poor families. This becomes a huge deal when you are planning to become a mother or when you are recovering from an athletic injury or a cancer operation.

[ChiTown33]

Not for me. To me money is just a tool. But I can see how it can be addictive. As much as I admire Warren Buffet I do get dumbfounded by the fact that he's still working in his 90's. He does give a lot to charity so maybe that's part of the reason he does it. But otherwise what is another billion?

[jamesgoldman]

https://youtu.be/nNEeskkTy4E?si=W0N2J6a06FppdgFU

The Wolf of Wall Street agrees

[Yannae]

I don't know about addicting. Heroine you take that in, harms your body, mind. You feel like you can't live without it while you most certainly can.

Money is an actual necessity. It pays the bills. Keeps me and my partner warm, healthy, fed. It keeps our animals healthy and fed. It secures a future for you and your children. I don't have money on my mind. I just work, earn and spend it when needed.

Money makes life more convenient for you and your loved ones. Heroine just gives you the illusion that it does.

[LifeHitMeandRan]

I believe it can be even worse. Money=power in this world, and what humans crave above all else is power. Power over others. Power over themselves to feel good. Power to protect themselves and get away with all their desires.