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The ability to be spontaneous doesn’t change.

It’s what you can do spontaneously that changes.

I can’t spontaneously just take off to Japan; but I can spontaneously take a walk around town or go to a park.

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Can you? If you spontaneously Take a walk from 9-5 your fired.

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Getting fired doesn’t make it any less spontaneous.

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My bank account is still empty either way.

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Most financially secure people still work full time. I suppose that in theory, they’re able to quit their jobs without suffering immediate, catastrophic consequences but if they actually did that sort of thing, they wouldn’t be financially secure for long.

(In my experience, many financially secure people actually work much more than full time. I think they would be better off if they didn’t because at some point time becomes more valuable than money, but they have the sort of personality that compels them to. This is often related to starting out without financial security.)

The very rich can do crazy stuff without consequences but they’re such a small part of the population that I don’t think comparing oneself to them is useful.

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I mean…it depends on the job? I go on walks during working hours all the time to clear my head and think about a problem I’m working on. I don’t try to hide this from my manager.

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I bet you get paid more than minimum wage to…

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You’re

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If you don’t know the difference between “your” and “you’re”, you’re probably getting fired at some point anyway

It’s not difficult and you could learn it in the space of a short walk

It’d impress your boss

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It’s annoying when people get pedantic about spelling on the internet, but at least you weren’t a massive, insufferable arsehole about it.

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Yea, feels like an excuse for lack of spontinaity. Not judging OP, could be depression or any such thing, but these are two independent variables.

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You’re right. Being rich might open up more types of spontaneity, but this just sounds like an excuse to not do anything.

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