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When I see people I sometimes start to feel bad for them because they're okay with mediocrity. It may be condescending but I genuinely feel bad for these people. They know nothing besides working till retirement. I had a conversation someone and they were talking about how they want to save a million dollars before retirement. Just a million, not a million every year but for the rest of their life after retirement. Hearing him talking about how he wants to max his 401k hurts me inside because I wish these people would take the fast lane path and not save every dime they have. I may be hypocritical as I'm almost no different than them and haven't became succesful but it's the mindset I'm talking about. Maybe I'm also upset with the world. I find that society thinking it's ok to work every damn day of your life till you're 65 is horrible. Hoping you're not dead before you can retire so you can enjoy sitting on your a$$ all day till you die. I feel bad for the cool people I meet because even though their life isn't bad it's still not great and I picture them following this path. I see them working themselves to death hoping one day they can quit. I find the death of their potential saddening.
They put every ounce of energy into their horrible job but aren't willing to do the same and make 100x more money? I don't get it man. I'm very young and like most young people I don't want to become old but I can't imagine being old AND poor. Sounds like hell. If I have to I will work myself to death by working for myself, not someone else. I'd rather die than be poor and I'm willing to put everything I have to become rich. If you don't know already I want to own a penthouse in Chicago. The people I talk to want to own a $150,000 home in some rural part of town. WTH man, how does that sound fun? Living in a $150,000 in a home is fine but that being your end goal isn't good in my mind. I believe you should shoot way higher than you think you could ever reach because if you only make it halfway you're already living the life.
Anyone else want to share their feelings on this?
edit: I think some people think I look down on others, I don't. I said below "You obviously took this wrong way which I can understand. It's hard to communicate my feelings through text. I am not looking down on them at all. I do not think less of them at all. The point of what I'm saying is how I am sympathetic towards people who specifically hate their life because they know they have to work everyday until they die. I want them to know that if they push through the hard stuff that they can break through and thrive."
edit 2: This post is complete projection of myself. I wrote this because I am disgusted with the situation I put myself into by slacking like an idiot and I wish I would've started improving sooner. My mistake for posting something as low quality as this onto a forum full of actual value.
They put every ounce of energy into their horrible job but aren't willing to do the same and make 100x more money? I don't get it man. I'm very young and like most young people I don't want to become old but I can't imagine being old AND poor. Sounds like hell. If I have to I will work myself to death by working for myself, not someone else. I'd rather die than be poor and I'm willing to put everything I have to become rich. If you don't know already I want to own a penthouse in Chicago. The people I talk to want to own a $150,000 home in some rural part of town. WTH man, how does that sound fun? Living in a $150,000 in a home is fine but that being your end goal isn't good in my mind. I believe you should shoot way higher than you think you could ever reach because if you only make it halfway you're already living the life.
Anyone else want to share their feelings on this?
edit: I think some people think I look down on others, I don't. I said below "You obviously took this wrong way which I can understand. It's hard to communicate my feelings through text. I am not looking down on them at all. I do not think less of them at all. The point of what I'm saying is how I am sympathetic towards people who specifically hate their life because they know they have to work everyday until they die. I want them to know that if they push through the hard stuff that they can break through and thrive."
edit 2: This post is complete projection of myself. I wrote this because I am disgusted with the situation I put myself into by slacking like an idiot and I wish I would've started improving sooner. My mistake for posting something as low quality as this onto a forum full of actual value.
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