When I was a teenager, my family income was less than the modern equivalent of $30,000 a year, and I had only one parent – my Mom (who never finished high school). I went to a school where avoiding gang fights at break was a major priority.
I now earn over $1/2 million a year, and have enough money to buy a home for cash etc.. I got there by working 100-hour weeks for many years, and pouring energy into improving my skills over decades, and applying them to the most financially rewarding jobs.
Most people complaining about how society is very unfair made far fewer tough choices. I just have no sympathy, except in a very few cases. I’ll listen more carefully to someone after they’ve spent 2 decades of 100-hour weeks working at the most financially rewarding jobs available to them.
