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Regardless of how much money I make, none of my friends went to Stanford, I grew up in a boring town in a boring part of the world, and I made my money in an “u
by thepasswordis 5y ago
Regardless of how much money I make, none of my friends went to Stanford, I grew up in a boring town in a boring part of the world, and I made my money in an “unglamorous” industry.
I could make $10B. I still wouldn’t reach the top level of class. Maybe my kids kids will.
Here’s an attempt to say something positive about this: you guys should try to seek out those unglamorous industries, usually in unglamorous parts of the country, with people who have unglamorous ideas about the world.
Many of them unglamorously PRINT money using 1980s technology and will happily pay you whatever you ask them if you can help them do that more efficiently. There’s a good chance you can, because nobody else is really even trying.
- bluedays 5y agoCool, like where?
- mehphp 5y agoDo you have an example of this? I’m intrigued
- TuringNYC 5y ago>> I could make $10B. I still wouldn’t reach the top level of class. Maybe my kids kids will. Is there really anyone wrong with this? If you and your family are happy, and your needs are met, and clearly you have options -- does anyone else's definition of class really matter?
- JaimeThompson 5y agoWhen our elected leaders and law enforces listen to the upper class(s) instead of everyone equally then yes, it matters.
- eikenberry 5y agoSo you're saying that the defining aspect of being upper class is how much you bribe politicians?
- JaimeThompson 5y agoI honestly do not know how a charitable reading of what I wrote lead you to believe that.
- siruncledrew 5y agoWhat are the "unglamorous" things that print money? Are you talking about like oil/natural gas? Or what else
- refurb 5y agoAgree 100%. I knew a couple people that did that. One started a business that manages washing machine rentals for apartment buildings. The other did a plumbing supply business. Both walked away with enough to retire after 10 years of working on the business.