I think itβs a lot harder to sympathize w someone enmeshed in financial security when you yourself struggle to make ends meet
itβs maslowβs hierarchy of needs - you canβt easily progress up the pyramid if youβre still trying to shore up the foundation
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βhaving money isnβt everything, not having it isβ
TIL thatβs a kanye quote
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meanwhile, the eviction moratorium ends july 31st (unless it gets extended again), and a large swath of americans may be turned out on the street
meanwhile, 401ks - most pplβs retirement - are tied to a Really Bizarre Stock Market
meanwhile, student loans are coming due soon
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something that really bugs me - the sentiment of βI feel guilty bc my parents give me moneyβ is RELATABLE AS FUQ
like, you can stick w that and reach a wide audience in agreement
but $100k is not reality for MANY
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$100k is: a really nice down payment, a new mercedes, a home renovation, dental surgery, debt relief, hell even a swanky fuckin vacation
$100k is more than most wheel of fortune winners walk away with
$100k is better than the second tier of who wants to be a millionaire
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Iβm not trying to down QC for having his wealth - good for fuckin him, good on his parents, he sounds like he at least knows his parents love him that much
but shit, not everyone even /has/ loving parents, forget loving AND wealthy ones
mentioning the exact amount? rookie move
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nobody would care about this if he had not
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prolly wouldβve been the more peaceful option
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Β―\_(γ)_/Β― he probably felt it would have undermined his message to hide the amount
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yeah i think it was good and ballsy to be specific
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it definitely would not have gone viral if i hadn't given the amount but the amount was relevant to the story. it's a big fucking amount and that matters. i didn't go into this but it sort of trivialized all of my attempts at making money by comparison
so ig my question then is, is this the reaction you wanted/expected? or rather, do you think the sentiment you wanted to express got through to ppl, or is the general message getting eclipsed by sticker shock?