If at first you don't succeed, don't sweat it, your parents are rich.

Wait. Your parents aren't rich?

Oh, man. This is embarrassing. Sorry, all of these success aphorisms are meant for people with privilege and resources.

You're on your own. Good luck.



#success #SelfHelp #advice
I’m *extremely* happy with the response to this post, but I also predict I’m no more than ten boosts away from a reply saying, “You’re just jealous,” or “If you don’t want to work, you shouldn’t expect to succeed” or some such.
@maxleibman I'm sick of my parents not being rich!

@RickiTarr @maxleibman

Have some friends with filthy rich parents, you are probably better off as you are. Probably better than having poor parents, but being really rich does not seem like that much fun.

Similarly, had some genius friends. You would think that being smart would help them avoid doing stupid things.

Still like them, friends and all, would not change places with them.

Actually, some of my poor and stupid friends are in a better place.

@rrb @RickiTarr @maxleibman

Yeah, I remember how some of my college not-quite-friends seemed so miserable deciding whose family yacht they'd spend the vacation on. As in, "who is in Sorrento or Cyprus this month?". It seemed to sincerely trouble them. Of the ones I've seen mention of since, they all seem to live a fairly carefree life, to be honest. Their idea of "work" is often placing a call to their personal financial manager to arrange outside financing of a new fun, catch-the-trend project. And the best part is, these projects can all fail so long as investors including themselves make a profit. That's still very much considered a "success". So they know they are successful, and that feels good.

@Frances_Larina @rrb @RickiTarr Yeah, that last bit about “projects” is key. The premise that investors, owners, and executives deserve the rewards because they’re the ones taking the risks is horseshit. They’ll be fine. The staff who get underpaid when the company is in startup mode and laid off when it goes down in flames are the real risk-takers (and often with fewer alternatives). The founder class will be (or at least has the option of being) fine.
@maxleibman
True story:
Startup got behind with my invoices and went down in flames owing me 5 figures (this was in 2018).
The replacement CFO parachuted in by founder took me aside on last day and acted like he was being super-generous dispensing wisdom from on high as he told me it was my fault for working a few weeks in arrears, when those had always been the company's real-life payment times for all contractors.
@RickiTarr @maxleibman where do they get off, not being rich, strutting around like they don't own the place!?

@maxleibman

That cunt Oprah and her goddamn nearly constant promotion of useless bullshit like the book The Secret…

@maxleibman "never give up!" Oh wait, your parents aren't backing you? Jeez, drop that dumb idea before you bankrupt yourself and end up homeless!
@maxleibman grab on to those bootstraps and yank away!
@maxleibman We are talking about a small million dollars loan, after all.
@maxleibman I don't think Robert the Bruce was rich.
@maxleibman If being rich means being asshole and evil like most of them are.Then they can keep their soul rotting wealth.

@maxleibman

Don't be afraid to take risks with your career, leave that job if you.....oh wait, no back up safety trust fund?

@maxleibman man, I feel this down to my bones. At 18 nobody told me that screwing up the bureaucracy of everyday things would effect the rest of my life.
@maxleibman Every. "Success". Story. Ever.
Either you are so lucky or you have a great background support. Without both it is very very very difficult. :(

@maxleibman

make robin hood great again

@amiserabilist @maxleibman

How if I just change my definition of success? Problem solved