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Man, some people here just cannot picture life outside their bubble. It's amazing to me that someone flippantly dismisses making 5 million dollars as an average

by majani 10y ago

Man, some people here just cannot picture life outside their bubble. It's amazing to me that someone flippantly dismisses making 5 million dollars as an average thing. I'm from a country where only 68,000 people out of 45 million make at least $1,000 per month[1]. That's 0.15% of the population. Where you were born is probably the biggest single factor in success [1] http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Number-of-Kenyans-earning-more-than-Sh100-000/539546-2901806-g1d0cy/index.html http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Number-of-Kenyans-earning...

charlesdm 10y ago
Did I say it's an average thing? I said, if you want to dedicate 20 years of your life to it, not focusing on other things, living in a Western country, you can do it. Nowhere did I say it's a common thing. Second, there are plenty of people who manage to make $10,000+ a month online, regardless of where they live. Probably millions. Also, even in impoverished countries there must be opportunities to make money and do deals. If you keep looking at what others are making, then you will never make any money. Different setting, different opportunities. The average person, regardless of the country he or she lives in, will never be wealthy. €100 in Europe might get you less than $10 in South Africa. Location matters as well in terms of purchasing power.
- sanderjd 10y ago
  > I said, if you want to dedicate 20 years of your life to it, not focusing on other things, living in a Western country, you can do it. I'm really sorry to quibble, but you didn't say any of those things in the comment I replied to. I mean, there just literally isn't anything about "20 years" or "Western country" in there. > Second, there are plenty of people who manage to make $10,000+ a month online, regardless of where they live. Probably millions. Citation needed! > Also, even in impoverished countries there must be opportunities to make money and do deals. Why "must" there be? This just sounds like wishful thinking. There is no natural law stating that opportunity is shared globally, and in fact this is mostly not the case in practice.
- vitaminbandit 10y ago
  ctrl + F: "20 years", "Western country", "not focusing on other things"
  - swedishdaddy 10y ago
    The words were not there in the first message.

by majani 10y ago

charlesdm 10y ago

Did I say it's an average thing? I said, if you want to dedicate 20 years of your life to it, not focusing on other things, living in a Western country, you can do it. Nowhere did I say it's a common thing. Second, there are plenty of people who manage to make $10,000+ a month online, regardless of where they live. Probably millions. Also, even in impoverished countries there must be opportunities to make money and do deals. If you keep looking at what others are making, then you will never make any money. Different setting, different opportunities. The average person, regardless of the country he or she lives in, will never be wealthy. €100 in Europe might get you less than $10 in South Africa. Location matters as well in terms of purchasing power.

sanderjd 10y ago
> I said, if you want to dedicate 20 years of your life to it, not focusing on other things, living in a Western country, you can do it. I'm really sorry to quibble, but you didn't say any of those things in the comment I replied to. I mean, there just literally isn't anything about "20 years" or "Western country" in there. > Second, there are plenty of people who manage to make $10,000+ a month online, regardless of where they live. Probably millions. Citation needed! > Also, even in impoverished countries there must be opportunities to make money and do deals. Why "must" there be? This just sounds like wishful thinking. There is no natural law stating that opportunity is shared globally, and in fact this is mostly not the case in practice.
vitaminbandit 10y ago
ctrl + F: "20 years", "Western country", "not focusing on other things"
- swedishdaddy 10y ago
  The words were not there in the first message.