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Very true. People used to see working as a normal part of life, and used to invest part of their salary in solid funds to retire on those investments later. Th
by iSnow 5y ago
Very true.
People used to see working as a normal part of life, and used to invest part of their salary in solid funds to retire on those investments later. Those in well-paying jobs expected to retire on a bigger amount than those in less well paid jobs.
Nowadays, people seem to view the idea of working as an insult and want to retire in their 30's on some insane gambling profits, both in the /r/wsb community, in the FI/RE community and the bitcoinists.
I do wonder what caused this attitude change over the last 10y or so.
- BeFlatXIII 5y agoPeople have lost the optimism that working hard will get you ahead. The FI/RE community still has a modicum of that ethos, but they view hard work as a necessary nuisance that should be finished ASAP.
- mihaic 5y agoAgree, this shift in attitude might be a response to how poorly paid regular jobs are and how unfair the system is -- in practice and in perception. It's hard to keep focused when all you see on social media is superficiality being rewarded. For the system to be rigged in favor of the ultra-rich, you'll need a army of enforcers, the influencers, the lawyers, even the developers that are "just doing tech".
- throwdecro 5y agoIt's possible that gambling for profits or having a soul-crushing workaday job are both undesirable ways to live.