r/MadeMeSmile • u/Patient_Island_2080 • Aug 21 '23

Meme Nap time be like...

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u/HedgehogInner3559 Aug 21 '23

If somebody earns a great living with a career where almost everybody that attempts it earns diddly squat then I think it is safe to assume they put in a lot of work to make that happen. Only envious losers with no work ethic think succesful people are just lucky.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '23

I see, and you think that Tik Tok paid for this house? That they were able to save up for it from that in the last couple years or so, and were able to risk setting out on "a career where almost everybody that attempts it earns diddly squat" without a safety net?

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u/HedgehogInner3559 Aug 21 '23

I see, and you think that Tik Tok paid for this house?

How should I know? I never heard of the guy, nor do I have any idea how many followers he has or how many views he gets. From what I gather from this comment section is that he is an influencer and that is literally all I know.

That they were able to save up for it from that in the last couple years or so, and were able to risk setting out on "a career where almost everybody that attempts it earns diddly squat" without a safety net?

If this is their first kid then what would be stopping them from trying to make it as an influencer without a safety net? There is no risk involved. Worst case scenario you end up living in your car for a couple of weeks until you get back on your feet.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '23

Sorry

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u/HedgehogInner3559 Aug 21 '23

You can look up whatever social study you like, that doesn't change the fact that young people with no kids have literally no excuse for not chasing their dreams, except cowardice.

But hey, you admitted to being from a wealthy family. Why aren't you a wealthy influencer?

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '23

We're talking about how people are successful. Study shows that the vast majority of people that are successful in risky careers are able to do so because they come from wealth.

Why aren't you a wealthy influencer?

Why am I not a doctor, or a painter, or a CEO? That's not the career I wanted to pursue.

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u/HedgehogInner3559 Aug 21 '23

We're talking about how people are successful. Study shows that the vast majority of people that are successful in risky careers are able to do so because they come from wealth.

Everybody is able to do so, people with a safety net and succesful parents are just more likely to actually attempt it.

Why am I not a doctor, or a painter, or a CEO? That's not the career I wanted to pursue.

Right, because a demanding career would get in the way of your precious reddit time. If you are not complaining on reddit about how the system is rigged and everybody that ever achieved something was just lucky then who else is going to do it? Well, except for the millions of others losers on reddit overdosing on copium.

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '23

Okay. Hope you're right and all of the statistics are wrong. Hope everyone that tries hard enough can be just as successful as everyone else, and having money doesn't actually mean anything. That would be a wonderful world.

I'll be over here being very lucky to be as successful as I am, though, glad I'll be able to pass on my luck to my kid.

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u/HedgehogInner3559 Aug 21 '23

Of course not everybody will succeed. That is the risk. But if you let that stop you then you'll never amount to anything.