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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_Girl

Dec 26, 2022

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

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@Aella_Girl

Dec 26, 2022

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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would you say that your friends with more-successful origins are more advanced/cool than you tho? apart from financially

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@Aella_Girl

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of all my friends, the ones with successful origins are more advanced/cool than the ones without, on average, tho this might be selection effects

1:42 AM · Dec 26, 2022

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On the other hand, countless people who grow up with wealth but emotionally immature parents end up in real trouble, either financially, emotionally, or even criminally.

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