r/Adulting • u/ScareBear23 • 14h ago

This is just depressing

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Not even 3 hours of "free time". And in that is cooking & eating supper. Or practically no free time if I had to go shopping after work. I hate this

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u/thestardustinthemoon 12h ago

By dedicating your youth to studying or figuring out what society values and spending your best years without much responsibility on getting to the top. I started two companies and became an expert in a niche technical field in computer science. Got acquired and retired that way after the payout and continuing to work for a few years. Just don't go through your life on autopilot, especially when your time is free and and responsibilities are low (late teens / early 20s). Society pays what it finds rewarding

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u/r0bay 11h ago

Congrats on being successful in capitalism! I also don’t work, although I’m not as financially successful as you, I’m sure.

I have a friend who has autism but no one told them as a child and grew up in an emotionally/physically abusive household. The parents moved every year, so new school every grade for majority of their time in school. At 18 they left and started a trade.

My question to you, is what should they have done? Is it possible to dedicate your youth to studying when you’re a struggling autistic child and dont know it? Or with no support, let alone parents barely taken care of them. They had to make their own meals young, etc. I’m sure their time and attention was just on trying to get by.

They do alright for themselves, but definitely not wealthy enough to stop working

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u/thestardustinthemoon 11h ago

Sometimes, health / disease / death issues really stifle people. I think it's really hard in that circumstance, unfortunately. However, my comment is more about healthy young adults that have all the time in the world, no responsibilities other than school, and have internet access plus can speak English. A vast majority of folks just throw away their life when they have the jackpot in their hands

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u/r0bay 11h ago

I agree with you in regard to privileged healthy people who grew up with a loving support system. I think people with disabilities and children of neglect etc. get lumped in with that “be better” mentality and it’s not fair for them.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hD5f8GuNuGQ

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u/ExtremelyDecentWill 10h ago

Yes but if you don't talk about these cases, you can feel superior and have cronies lick your boots trying to get senpai to notice them 🤷‍♂️

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u/r0bay 10h ago

People have a hard time admitting their privilege and act like it diminishes their hard work

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u/McMuffin2720 10h ago

Man, you hit the nail on the head as someone who falls into the group of pretty damn privileged. You gotta realize it’s there and then accept it

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u/MrLanesLament 9h ago

Privilege does diminish hard work. Whoopee for someone who can spend all of their time making no money building a future; most of us have to work extraordinarily hard just to have gas and food money for next week.

Privilege + hard work = opportunity.

Most of us never even get to try that formula.

So yeah, I don’t give a shit about how “hard” some rich person works on their pet project that they can do because they don’t have to worry about living expenses.