• kakes@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Once you’ve been rich, you get certain privileges that are difficult to remove from the equation entirely, like education, connections, and (at least generally speaking) health. You also get a lot of leeway by having a safety net to fall back on.

    But honestly, all that aside, big props to him for at least giving it a shot.

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      5 months ago

      I Haven’t read about him…

      Did he admit defeat?

      Did he admit that being born into poverty vs wealth and wellbeing provide vastly different opportunity?

      Did he admit any use of said prior opportunity?

      Did he admit his weak will when he couldn’t go another measly 3 months to accomplish this one simple trick to stop being poor?

      Did he admit he couldn’t suffer through what millions do, what millions have to, what millions are forced to do, because of people with attitudes like him?

      Did he admit he’s a clown?

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        5 months ago

        There’s a bunch of videos in that article, so if you have the time to watch them, you’ll probably be able to answer most of these questions yourself.

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      5 months ago

      If he did give away all of his money then by definition he did not have a safety net to fall back on, no?

      Unless you mean being able to call on friends when in a bind. I must admit to not taking the time to watch all the videos, so I don’t know what rules he set himself for that, but I suppose it could also count, if it was allowed.

      But I mean, proving that theory was entirely the point, wasn’t it? He didn’t try making his first million from nothing, he already made it once and tried to repeat it. Of course he’d have some sort of relevant experience to fall back on, and generally, almost everything you’ve done once is easier the second time around (unless you get thrown an unexpected curveball like he did).

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        5 months ago

        I’m the furthest thing from an expert on this whole situation, but the fact that he was able to “give up” being poor once he had a health problem implies to me that there definitely was a safety net.

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          Fair point I guess, although like everyone else ITT I haven’t watched the videos so we’re all just speculating here, aren’t we.

          Also, earning five grand a month is not exactly what I’d consider “poor”. In fact, it’s just a grand shy of a median household income in the US.

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        almost everything you’ve done once is easier the second time around

        And yet he still failed. He quit after 9 months, that’s 3/4 of the way to his deadline. 62k is not even 1/10th of the goal. I get close to that just going to work every day.