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I think this might be my most stick-in-the-mud bourgeoise attitude. I suspect wolves of wall street and both very rich and very poor people don't think this way.
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Does this also make you resent or be prejudiced towards people that very poor or very rich? Do you also feel like they actually don't 'earn' their money like you do?
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Yes, somewhat. I've never had serious money and am only starting to get into that state and it definitely sometimes feels like I've done too little serious work to deserve it.
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this is why my tax return money — even though it’s stuff I earned with work and not the free gov money that it intuitively feels like — gets blown without a second thought
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my relationship with money is really inconsistent. good regular paycheck for 5 years, got immune to it and didn't think about it. $200 from patrons, feelings of intense gratitude. dinner with friends and family? I am a generous king. eating out by myself? pls,,, I has no coin
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I never thought about it this way, but looking back it makes perfect sense. The way I’ve handled my money has always correlated to the way I’ve earned it.
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