blatant disregard (disrespect?) for money

[mgsimpleton]

hey guys,

so i see posts on here all the time where people say stuff like "man you have to have the biggest sack ever to pull off this bluff" or "geez your testicles must be boulders" or "[insert other analogy related male genitalia to large round objects being necessary to make a play]." most of these comments i've noticed come from weaker (or just newer) players... basically, i've never seen a solid known regular make a comment like that.

but when i'm playing... i push all in all the time. i mean granted i play in games that i'm completely overrolled for, and i do it on purpose, so losing a stack or two doesn't concern me at all... but i think i have just some sort of lack of respect for money. it really isn't even money, just some number on the internet that changes daily floating around in "cyberspace." so if i think he's full of sh*t, and i think it's a +EV play, i'm pushing my chips in the pot as fast as i can. i mean, that's more fun than waiting aroud for the nuts (even if you are masturbating/porn shopping while doing so).

but i also am frivolous now outside in my real life. like when i want something, i buy it. i don't buy many things for myself and i haven't spent much poker money but i never concern myself with costs, especially of eating/drinking out... if something i bought from a store doesnt work i'll be damned if i'm going to go all the way back there for 30 bucks... you get my drift.

i'm curious to see your thoughts on this matter, how many feel similarly. and do you think it is possible to have a disconnect between poker life and real life where you can have a blatant disregard/disrepect for money online while you are playing but still be smart about it in real life?

discuss.