One of my relatives’ (almost) entire family works for Lockheed and Raytheon; the youngest also graduated from Harvard and votes Biden. Another relative works for the FBI. One is an oil executive. A few of them are landlords. A few of them are trying to become landlords.
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That is the formula, isn't it? Work hard, build a pile of money, gamble it on property investments, then retire early. That's the path and it's what every financial advice seminar is about, it's what every person feels at an instinctual level. Oh sure it's dolled up in language about freedom and liberty and community, which is possibly why a lot of people only care to have a surface level understanding of the society they live in. The stuff about prosperity and hard work sounds more appealing than the simple reality of becoming a landlord.
The dream could also entail becoming a car dealership owner or owning a sports team depending on who you talk to. It's the instinct of white suburbanites. They'll often have an encyclopedia in their heads about various car models and their prices and when they talk it sounds like a sales pitch. Or they'll know intricate details about athlete salaries and their social lives. It's always seemed like a silhouette of what they feel liberation would be for them.
Lots of people just have a hobby about sports or cars. I mean, I can list facts and stats about vtubers til I'm blue in the face, I don't think about working for a streaming Corp.
yeah I guess I get cynical sometimes. nearly everyone I know only treats their own hobby as a potential way to make money
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