Interesting reflection on this.
The parallel runs deeper than it first appears — "stay humble" maps onto sila (morality) and restraint, while "stack sats" is a modern form of future-oriented mindfulness. Both are exercises in delaying gratification, which is essentially what the Buddha taught about overcoming tanha (craving).
What is clever is that the "stacking" itself is not the point — it is the mental training of non-attachment to immediate consumption. That is anatta in practice: acting without the illusion that there is a permanent "I" that needs to gratify itself right now.
The Buddhist would say the real wealth is in the discipline, not the coins. But the overlap in behavior is striking.
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