On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Tom Henschel wrote:

> bank now too. So....was I wrong to sell? No! I have played the game to
> the hilt. I couldn't equip the item. Somebody else has wanted it for a
> long time and could afford the price I asked. Did they cheat? No! So I
> guess I am saying that if a person hits the lottery jackpot, they should be
> able to enjoy it. I think we have several people here on the list who agree

Absolutely. Every life (real or virtual) is different. Some
hit the dumps, some hit the jackpot. I was merely warning the
owner of the crown that if he took the gilded road, he may
find that it didn't glitter quite as brightly as he'd thought
it would. Whether he takes my advice is up to him - maybe he
knows that the stuff I talked about doesn't matter to him, or
maybe it does matter and hadn't thought about it and my
advice saved him grief later on.

I will admit my original reply probably sounded condescending
towards powerlevelers (me being an explorer-type, if you speed
through the game, you're not learning many of the nuances that
give it depth). But understand, I was only trying to make it
clear to him that he should think carefully before choosing
the "easy" route.

Most lottery winners in real life are not happier than before
they won. In fact, the happiest ones tend to be the ones who
don't change their lifestyle. Sense of achievement,
contribution, and self-worth are what matters to most.

--
John H. Kim
kim@...