I genuinely don’t understand the concept of becoming a billionaire. Once you have more than enough to live comfortably, why keep accumulating billions instead of using that wealth to feed people, support communities, and make the world a better place?
Almost everyone in their late 20s and 30s is having a quarter-life crisis because the previous generation wrecked the economy, priced us out of adulthood, and now treats us like failures for not owning a house or car that once cost a few years’ wages, not a lifetime of debt.
I made that mistake.
I was working warehouse. Good crew. We all talked shit, joked around. One dude, Marcus, was my boy. Or so I thought. We'd ride together, gym after shift, I even helped him fix his car.
I was having a rough patch. My wife and I were fighting a lot. Money was tight. She wanted to separate for a bit. I was sleeping on my brother's couch for two weeks.
I told Marcus. Just him. Man to man. I told him "Bro don't tell nobody, I'm embarrassed as hell. Me and my girl going through it, I'm trying to get my head right."
He was like "I got you bro, that's between us. Every man goes through it."
You can be sooooooo popular at your workplace , but trust me, if you're fired today, no one from work will call you after 1 week. Avoid gossip. Don't brag. Do your job. Get paid. Go home! PERIOD!!!
Everyone keeps calling it a cost of living crisis.
But when companies keep raising prices while reporting record profits, maybe we should start calling it what it really feels like:
a cost of greed crisis.
NOBODY GREW UP WITH INTENTIONS OF BEING A CLEANER, CASHIER, SECURITY GUARD, TAXI DRIVER, CAR CLEANER, OR STORE GENERAL WORKER. WE ALL HAD BIG DREAMS, BUT LIFE HAPPENED. PLEASE RESPECT PEOPLE’S JOBS.