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i am very pro people getting wealthy, compassion for the wealthy, financially fortunate ppl in life have feelings that matter, etc., but every time i hear one of the ppl in my community having a successful parent/went to college i feel a tiny sting of ow, wish that had been me

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Aella

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i don't actually wish i'd gone to college, but there's something about the family that's financially successful enough to be *able to send the kids to college* that hurts to know about. at that age i was laboring overtime in a factory and i think about that with sadness

12:50 AM · Dec 26, 2022

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i wonder how much more successful/advanced/cool i'd been if i'd started out with some money to begin with. learning about my friend's more-successful origins. i am genuinely happy for them! but its always a glimpse into the future that could-have-been, a part of me winces

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Do you ever look at your success given those circumstances as a badge of honor?

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@Aella_Girl

This has been a flaw in my personality, in the past, a chip on my shoulder from growing up poor. Its why even being wealthy, I support ubi, free education, free healthcare. How many 0’s in your parents bank shouldn’t account for so much of a persons success

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I feel this

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when my gf shares childhood memories, i feel this exact pain and it hurts a lot she had a nice support to follow her dreams, truly happy for her just don’t like to face how many ppl will have to go thro the same shit i’ve been, just to get the same comfort she always had

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+1 for working in a factory. I did this during the summer in between school. All of my hometown friends still work in one. I personally love that I had that upbringing. Most people have a horizontal social perspective; having a vertical one gives us a unique perspective

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Dilbert called it the missing line on the CV: lawyer,banker, millionaire parent or related to someone. Can relate. Lived in an apartment with only a bed-mattress and no phone in high school. No money, no clean clothes, no friends. I came out ahead but took 30 years of pain.

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In my country college is free until u graduate then u pay back the fees as part of your taxation. So anyone with high enough school scores can attend university

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Aella, nowadays you can study with great teachers on youtube. I do understand the symbolism and weight a college degree has in the US but I grew up being told that learning is more important than diplomas or grades. BTW, you will love this:

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