"why?"Good question @onceuponatime, and sometimes it becomes a sticky area... on this, I can only speak to my personal philosophical leanings... which would make me ask
If I practice playing the guitar because I truly care about being the very best about playing the guitar and being really good at that, it seems it comes from an authentic place. If I'm doing it obsessively and forgetting to shower and pay my bills and mow my lawn and my obsession impinges on the freedoms of those around me... then maybe there's a problem. Similarly, if I am playing the guitar 10 hours a day not because I care about music, but because "rock stars are rich" then I once again bump my head against "misplaced motivation."
I sometimes think about this in a more "real world" context... if I have a choice between a surgeon who has dedicated his life to neurosurgery and healing people, and someone who became a surgeon because "surgeons make lots of money," I am always going to choose the doctor whose primary motivation is healing.
Again, this is just a personal thing... I suppose what I hold foul is the practice of getting ahead more by tearing DOWN your competition than by showing your own excellence. I recognize such behavior as being part of life, but that doesn't mean I sanction it, and I'm likely to call out anyone who engages in it.
Oh oh! When I first heard about cryptocurrency I forgot to shower and pay my bills and mow my lawn!!! :-)
You're a funny guy! I say that, of course, knowing that I have been wearing the same pajamas since I first found Steemit... I don't even remember where the shower IS.
By the way, how's the whole Greek legal/paperwork thing coming? Any news or progress?
I have rented out the house I bought in Greece to get my residency permit (what do I need 4 bedrooms for?) and have rented a small but exquisite little apartment with a panoramic view overlooking the Gulf of Corinth for myself. The spread, plus a few curation steem, gives me enough to live on.
Wow! That is very cool. To live in the meditaranian seems like a pretty good life.
Are these arrangments... in cost as well as visas.... is it just possible because of Greece's economic problems of last 6 years?
Or not really, always part of your plan... not much has changed because of Greeces troubles?
Thx
What happened in Greece will happen in the rest of the world. The fiat systems are doomed.
Might as well grab the bull by the horns here as wait for it to come charging at me in my old haunts.
But yes, probably because of the crisis the Greek government offers a residency permit to anyone who invests in the purchase of a home above a certain minimum. That minimum paid for for a much larger house than I need for just myself, so I rented it out and leased a much smaller apartment to live in.
Oh I agree... just cool hearing real life experiences.
And it is a win win... the permit and maybe also depressed prices made it possible for you to improve your quality of life while helping out the struggling Greek economy.
Plus....since the 'disaster' already hit Greece... they are probably more stable NOW going forward.
I hope so.
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Nice! Glad the economics worked out... that has to offer a certain sense of freedom and peace of mind.