Facebook post going around, what do you think?

[Deleted User 1949]

Is this true, or is this ableism/ racism/sexism/ageism/classism ect…?



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Next time you say "damn, must be nice" you might want to understand a lifestyle that made it possible!

8-5 didn't make it.
Parking on the couch to watch TV didnt make it.
Sleeping in on Saturdays didnt make it.
Calling in when sick didnt make it.
Being content with where we're at didnt make it.

It came from some 15-20 hour days.
It came from beating the sun up.
It came from working on weekends.
It came from sacrificing family time.
It came from wanting a little better tomorrow.

These are a few things to consider before you throw out "damn, must be nice" at someone! We are all products of our competence. And extra efforts are what make the biggest differences at the end of the day! #StayHungry

[sarah824]

Is this true, or is this ableism/ racism/sexism/ageism/classism ect…?



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Next time you say "damn, must be nice" you might want to understand a lifestyle that made it possible!

8-5 didn't make it.
Parking on the couch to watch TV didnt make it.
Sleeping in on Saturdays didnt make it.
Calling in when sick didnt make it.
Being content with where we're at didnt make it.

It came from some 15-20 hour days.
It came from beating the sun up.
It came from working on weekends.
It came from sacrificing family time.
It came from wanting a little better tomorrow.

These are a few things to consider before you throw out "damn, must be nice" at someone! We are all products of our competence. And extra efforts are what make the biggest differences at the end of the day! #StayHungry

I'm sure this will make me a horrible person, but whatever... I agree with this for the most part. If you want what the next guy has then you need to put in the hard work and effort. If we don't push ourselves to work harder to achieve more then no one else will either. It is up to us to work for the things we want/have...

[Carpy]

Reminds me of my dad's reply once when someone said "someday my ship will come in". He asked the guy if he sent one out.

[jessilin0113]

It came from some 15-20 hour days.
It came from beating the sun up.
It came from working on weekends.
It came from sacrificing family time.

Maybe the "lifestyle" isn't worth it.

[Della]

If that's all it took, more people would be wealthy. I know some who work 2 or 3 jobs and still haven't had what some consider success.

[Murdoc's Mistress]

Yeah, gonna have to say it's utter bullshit that society feels we must eat, breathe, shit, & sleep a job/career just to be successful in it. Especially when it's not even a reality for those who actually try to do this. Just leads to burnout, depression, suicide and psychotic breaks.

[cgd5112]

And we know a couple ( from a mutual friend ) who inherited a business ( the husband) and a significant inheritance ( the wife). Neither work and live a privileged lifestyle. The only thing that bugs me and some friends is the was they speak to us and our mutual friends’s family. It seems that our mutual friend ( who is now in hospice dying from brain cancer)” should have taken better of herself. You know, invested in herself to look and feel better.”

So I think fir some, the “ must be nice” so very much applies.

If that's all it took, more people would be wealthy. I know some who work 2 or 3 jobs and still haven't had what some consider success.

[MonarchMom]

If that's all it took, more people would be wealthy. I know some who work 2 or 3 jobs and still haven't had what some consider success.

My first thought as well. Lot's of folks work very hard but don't have the connections, education or opportunity to parlay the long hours and hard work into financial success.

And some people didn't do any of the things on that list... but did have family success to build upon, or marry into, or inherit.

These types of over-simplification memes appear to be about having an excuse not to feel compassion for the less fortunate, or have any reason to help those who have not been able to get out of poverty.

[Deleted User 1949]

If that's all it took, more people would be wealthy. I know some who work 2 or 3 jobs and still haven't had what some consider success.

The people who are sharing this wouldn’t be wealthy in your eyes… they’re fireman, policemen, farmers ect from rural Arkansas. They’re not defining wealth in the sense of having stuff, they’re defining it as a bit of financial security.

[Deleted User 1949]

What do you consider a privileged lifestyle?

And we know a couple ( from a mutual friend ) who inherited a business ( the husband) and a significant inheritance ( the wife). Neither work and live a privileged lifestyle. The only thing that bugs me and some friends is the was they speak to us and our mutual friends’s family. It seems that our mutual friend ( who is now in hospice dying from brain cancer)” should have taken better of herself. You know, invested in herself to look and feel better.”

So I think fir some, the “ must be nice” so very much applies.

If that's all it took, more people would be wealthy. I know some who work 2 or 3 jobs and still haven't had what some consider success.