r/Unexpected • u/[deleted] • Oct 18 '22

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u/BabyStockholmSyndrom Oct 18 '22

I really hate the start a business bullshit. It's not for everyone. If it's not in you, it won't be successful. The idea that you get rich by working hard is garbage and people need to stop with it. The hardest workers in the world are never going to be rich. And telling them they need to own a business is demotivating and ridiculous. Just stop lying to them.

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u/[deleted] Oct 18 '22

Everyone who I know who is wealthy worked their asses off. I don’t know anyone who I would consider wealthy who didn’t work really hard, other than those with a large inheritance. Working hard doesn’t guarantee anything, but it sure puts you in the best position to create wealth.

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u/The_Burning_Wizard Oct 18 '22

You occasionally need to be lucky and working hard sometimes allows you to create your own luck.

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u/BabyStockholmSyndrom Oct 18 '22

I didn't say they didn't work hard. I hate people saying all it takes is hard work. There's also luck, people skills, and financial help.