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All I hear from you is whining, from the first sentence to the very last. Either suck it up and utilize your anger and envy as impetus for changing your situat

All I hear from you is whining, from the first sentence to the very last. Either suck it up and utilize your anger and envy as impetus for changing your situation into one that you're satisfied with, detach your own self worth from that of your friends or continue to be a baby and keep crying in your slum. my mother came from a family of cotton pickers, I got a leg up and my children will be getting an even bigger leg up. This might seem unnecessarily harsh but crying will get you nowhere.

sosuke 5y ago
Dammit it sucks I can't just bitch and whine my way into FU money right? But then we get up, pull our pants on and get to work. I have envy problems with what I perceive to be lucky rich folks. But that is all just in my own head. If I'm thinking about that then I'm not focused on my own path and will wallow in my own mess.
- ntSean 5y ago
  Wealth inequality being the worst it’s been in recent history. …Because people like you are whining and not working hard enough? No- we don’t live in a meritocracy. Productivity is not rewarded proportionately.
  - sosuke 5y ago
    You aren't wrong either. I like to believe that hard work leads to success but I'm just lying to motivate myself. Science fiction: there was a book, I forget the name now it was a pulp novel. Aliens breed humans for luck resulting in a fantastic adventure for the lucky girl.
    - ntSean 5y ago
      If you’re working for someone else, the term for what you’re participating in is “hope labor”. If you’re okay with that structure, then I hope you’re okay with always being a proletariat. If you’re talking about working for yourself, you can be sure hard work is involved, but it is unlikely to economically enrich you. But, in the rare case you become rich from hard work; I’m glad the fiction for many became your reality!
      - pb7 5y ago
        >If you’re okay with that structure, then I hope you’re okay with always being a proletariat. What does this mean and why would anyone care?
        ntSean 5y ago
        It means always working, regardless of circumstance. This might not seem like a problem while you're young and healthy, but as you age and enter the cohort of those who would like to retire, you start to be on the receiving end of discrimination, health issues and less work opportunities. Hence why in many countries, there are mandatory retirement investments (in Australia we call it Superannuation). This catapults many workers (and would-be retirees) into the investor class. But, this is not a guarantee for all, and requires forethought.
        pb7 5y ago
        This doesn’t check out. Most people working for someone else will retire with funds to cover their living. A large number of people can retire decades early because of how much money they earn. In the US, even if you’re not saving after tax money for retirement, you would have social security (compulsory), 401(k)s, and pensions all of which are investment vehicles under the hood. Most people in the US have a 401(k) which makes them owners.
        ntSean 5y ago
        I think we agree in parts - my point being in the Gig economy? Contracting? You are not guaranteed retirement. If you work hard to become the best Uber driver, you are not simultaneously campaigning to be rewarded a 401(k). It is important to know your class, and where you need to be in the future in order to have a retirement.
    - uejfiweun 5y ago
      I believe you're thinking of Ringworld by Larry Niven.
birtoise 5y ago
toastercat 5y ago
What a terrible and unhelpful comment.

sosuke 5y ago

Dammit it sucks I can't just bitch and whine my way into FU money right? But then we get up, pull our pants on and get to work. I have envy problems with what I perceive to be lucky rich folks. But that is all just in my own head. If I'm thinking about that then I'm not focused on my own path and will wallow in my own mess.

ntSean 5y ago
Wealth inequality being the worst it’s been in recent history. …Because people like you are whining and not working hard enough? No- we don’t live in a meritocracy. Productivity is not rewarded proportionately.
- sosuke 5y ago
  You aren't wrong either. I like to believe that hard work leads to success but I'm just lying to motivate myself. Science fiction: there was a book, I forget the name now it was a pulp novel. Aliens breed humans for luck resulting in a fantastic adventure for the lucky girl.
  - ntSean 5y ago
    If you’re working for someone else, the term for what you’re participating in is “hope labor”. If you’re okay with that structure, then I hope you’re okay with always being a proletariat. If you’re talking about working for yourself, you can be sure hard work is involved, but it is unlikely to economically enrich you. But, in the rare case you become rich from hard work; I’m glad the fiction for many became your reality!
    - pb7 5y ago
      >If you’re okay with that structure, then I hope you’re okay with always being a proletariat. What does this mean and why would anyone care?
      - ntSean 5y ago
        It means always working, regardless of circumstance. This might not seem like a problem while you're young and healthy, but as you age and enter the cohort of those who would like to retire, you start to be on the receiving end of discrimination, health issues and less work opportunities. Hence why in many countries, there are mandatory retirement investments (in Australia we call it Superannuation). This catapults many workers (and would-be retirees) into the investor class. But, this is not a guarantee for all, and requires forethought.
        pb7 5y ago
        This doesn’t check out. Most people working for someone else will retire with funds to cover their living. A large number of people can retire decades early because of how much money they earn. In the US, even if you’re not saving after tax money for retirement, you would have social security (compulsory), 401(k)s, and pensions all of which are investment vehicles under the hood. Most people in the US have a 401(k) which makes them owners.
        ntSean 5y ago
        I think we agree in parts - my point being in the Gig economy? Contracting? You are not guaranteed retirement. If you work hard to become the best Uber driver, you are not simultaneously campaigning to be rewarded a 401(k). It is important to know your class, and where you need to be in the future in order to have a retirement.
  - uejfiweun 5y ago
    I believe you're thinking of Ringworld by Larry Niven.

birtoise 5y ago

toastercat 5y ago

What a terrible and unhelpful comment.