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For a while, I kept seeing memes like these and thinking, "Who actually says/believes these things about [m/b]illionaires?"
Then it unlocked an old memory from grade school where we were given a list of, like, ten things millionaires do with dumb shit like, "Get up early in the morning," "Have a daily schedule," and, "Keep a journal."
Yeah seems like every month there is some random trash article along the lines of “Warren Buffet’s tips to frugal living” with shit like don’t eat out listed….. no it’s because he was the son of a congressman, he won the birth lottery, go fuck yourself for trying to push that bullshit narrative lol
Buffett is like the worst person you could use as an example. He routinely says he was set up for success by luck.
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/05/04/warren-buffett-says-the-key-to-his-success-is-luck.html
The point is that there is more than enough wealth in developed economies that, if society was structured differently, everyone would be able to enjoy a luxurious lifestyle (within reason) without having to worry about "cutting back".
The people who have the privilege to have more money than they could ever spend did not get there through being "better" than anyone else by most definitions, they got there through privilege - or at least, on the majority of cases.
Your response is pragmatic given the reality that we live in. It bears to keep in mind though that many, or most, developed economies are currently regressing. Luxuries are becoming more out of reach, not less, for the majority of the population, despite the fact we are more productive than at any point in history.
That isn't the discussion at hand. We are talking about articles framing advice from people who will never want for anything as a panacea for being lower class. Sure, be financially responsible. People like me are tired of being told that financial responsibility will inevitably lead to financial freedom because it just isn't true.
protestant work ethic horseshit. especially in the US we love doing things in the most miserable ways because that inherently makes them better for you, apparently
like tim cook wakes up at 3AM every day. he doesn't need to. he just does it because his material condition is so incredibly incomprehensible to the human brain, he has to pick the most miserable thing he can think of to make it seem justified