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> I'm now ignoring recruiters who are begging me to interview for insanely well-paying openings. I have a decently well-paying job with good work-life balance, and colleagues who respect me.

So their utility function has terms other than $. So define "successful", or define the utility function more objectively. It is very clear that yours vs theirs are quite different.




You’re trying to say that I’m defining success as money and he’s defining it as more wholesome factors.

That’s not what’s happening.




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