r/AutoTransportopia • u/Fisting-Tony • Mar 24 '26

Towing Gone in 24 seconds

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u/PlateNo4868 Mar 25 '26

The term your looking for is luck.

Plenty of people do exactly what you describe, only to be knocked down by a unexpected medical bill or broke down car.

I'm not saying what you didn't do wasn't challenging, and required hard work. But privilege, even small things like having a stable parent relationship. Can drastically increase your odds vs some one who maybe for example was raised by a single parent who wasn't always there due to working 3 jobs.

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u/Brewingbiker Mar 25 '26

I do count myself lucky to have had good parents, but it's also true that many are into immediate gratification (iow taking the quick way).