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I get the tone of your post But have you considered that prosperity preaching is the bigger issue here? The idea that “success” = wealth or that they are corre

I get the tone of your post But have you considered that prosperity preaching is the bigger issue here? The idea that “success” = wealth or that they are correlated in any circumstance aside from coincidence, and that other combinations are part of a therefore broken system The reason I bring it up is because its a set of rules exclusive to lower socioeconomic groups, as opposed to a more effective set of rules

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monetus 8y ago
What exactly are you arguing?
tracker1 8y ago
Well, for the most part prosperity comes from work. After 40 hours a week of work, each extra 10% of time worked leads to something like 40% extra income. Those that do reach into upper management positions with larger corporations tend to have spent 15 years of 60-hour work weeks. I'm not saying that this is always the case, or that those are even the best priorities to have. But effort, success and wealth are definitely correlated. There are far more upper-middle to upper class people that put in their time, energy and effort. And far more than the occasional ass that never really worked a day in their life. Here are some rules to follow... * Don't have kids before marriage * Don't marry anyone you can't get along with * Stay together when you have kids * Prioritize your family's needs above your own wants Married/involved parents (plural) are the single biggest correlation factor to financial success. Edit: I say this as someone in their 40's who has never fathered a child, but been a step-parent and a couple of failed marriages. In the end, a huge portion of the population has irresponsible, even narcissistic, parents.
- macintux 8y ago
  Prosperity often comes from family/connections, and hard work definitely doesn’t guarantee prosperity.
  - dymk 8y ago
    Neither do family/connections. You also have to work hard.
- gammateam 8y ago
  Yes, but the upper class - which is who this story was guided by - exist because their rate of return exceeded their rate of labor. The only other commonality is that they distributed risk so that they dont have meanginful losses of money. The way this is done has nothing to do with prosperity in business, it is always value extraction, not a donation towards the nation’s jobs report. Understanding the set of rules they play by will make a lot of things make sense without the perjorative terms for the participants.
  - tracker1 8y ago
    Most people will not be able to break into the upper class. That said, there are things you can definitely do to improve your children's chances of doing so.

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monetus 8y ago

What exactly are you arguing?

tracker1 8y ago

Well, for the most part prosperity comes from work. After 40 hours a week of work, each extra 10% of time worked leads to something like 40% extra income. Those that do reach into upper management positions with larger corporations tend to have spent 15 years of 60-hour work weeks. I'm not saying that this is always the case, or that those are even the best priorities to have. But effort, success and wealth are definitely correlated. There are far more upper-middle to upper class people that put in their time, energy and effort. And far more than the occasional ass that never really worked a day in their life. Here are some rules to follow... * Don't have kids before marriage * Don't marry anyone you can't get along with * Stay together when you have kids * Prioritize your family's needs above your own wants Married/involved parents (plural) are the single biggest correlation factor to financial success. Edit: I say this as someone in their 40's who has never fathered a child, but been a step-parent and a couple of failed marriages. In the end, a huge portion of the population has irresponsible, even narcissistic, parents.

macintux 8y ago
Prosperity often comes from family/connections, and hard work definitely doesn’t guarantee prosperity.
- dymk 8y ago
  Neither do family/connections. You also have to work hard.
gammateam 8y ago
Yes, but the upper class - which is who this story was guided by - exist because their rate of return exceeded their rate of labor. The only other commonality is that they distributed risk so that they dont have meanginful losses of money. The way this is done has nothing to do with prosperity in business, it is always value extraction, not a donation towards the nation’s jobs report. Understanding the set of rules they play by will make a lot of things make sense without the perjorative terms for the participants.
- tracker1 8y ago
  Most people will not be able to break into the upper class. That said, there are things you can definitely do to improve your children's chances of doing so.