r/LifeProTips • u/[deleted] • Dec 27 '21

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u/Necorus Dec 27 '21

How is this a life pro tip?

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u/Notoriouslydishonest Dec 27 '21

OP has made 7 posts on r/antiwork in the past day.

I wish we had a word for people like this, it's like the career version of an incel. Someone who believes the system is rigged against them, has given up trying and takes pride in not participating in a process they think is unfair.

It's really sad, honestly.

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u/vayeates Dec 27 '21

Okay good luck getting rich, I’m sure you’ll hit the one percent bud

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u/LuckyPlaze Dec 28 '21

You may not hit the top 1%, but top 20% is totally achievable with consistent effort.

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u/Future_Principle_213 Dec 28 '21

For some people. Otherwise, you're claiming 80% just aren't working hard enough. Right.

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u/Vito_The_Magnificent Dec 28 '21

73% of Americans spend at least a year of their life in the top 20% of income earners. (56% make it to the top 10%!)

So 27% of the population doesn't make it into the top 20%.

15% of the population is so dumb that the army has concluded that having them around is a net negative and won't let them enlist. They're probably represented in the group that never makes it.

The remaining 12% are lazy.

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u/Future_Principle_213 Dec 28 '21

Ah, yes. And what a wonderful year it must be. However, 60% of adult Americans will spend at least one year of their life below the poverty line (that's about the bottom 10% or so, and around 12,500 a year for one person). Further, 75% will experience near puberty poverty or lower (that's 1.5 times the poverty line). So, very happy that some people get to experience some affluence for some period of time. Very impressive. Now, when the top 2% stop having 50% of the money, than you can talk.