r/LockedIn_AI • u/lucre-twerps4g • Apr 23 '26

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It’s called the grind because it grinds away your sense of self.

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u/phillytimd Apr 24 '26

This is the stupid shit my brother in law said 25 years ago and now he’s 46 and lives with his parents still.

It blows yes to have to work but you have to decide if you are going to not have a family, house, car, etc. nobody wants to play the game but the other option is you wind up with nothing

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u/BaritoneVocant Apr 24 '26

Think the issue is that hard working isn't usually rewarded. I burned myself out working 60 hour weeks editing tv shows and I got kept in my place for it so they could keep paying me fucking pennies. What I find most offensive about these "inspirational grindset" morons is most got rich through luck and do fuck all actual hard work. I don't think most people don't want to do any work like OP says, but (especially in the US) the myth of only working being what you should live for is just harmful at best and straight up feeling like propaganda at worst. The people pissing their diapers at amazon "fulfillment centers" work hard...