• doleo
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    7 days ago

    Dont even get me started on those banking ads that are all, “We’re here for you in these testing times. Download our app for tips on how you can get smarter with your money”

  • Blep [he/him]@hexbear.net
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    7 days ago

    “Just network”

    “Have you tried redoing your resume?”

    “You gotta upskill(work for free)”

    “Just take this dogshit job as a temporary measure until you get something better”

  • unitedwithme@lemmy.today
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    I think the issue is that these wealthy people come from wealthy families, but they’ve grown their wealth exponentially on the backs of others, so in perspective they were “poorer” before, so they think they understand what having “less” means. In reality, they’ll never understand.

    • Damarcusart [he/him, comrade/them]@hexbear.net
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      6 days ago

      That is an interesting perspective on it. Someone with a net worth of 50 mil would be able to do so much more than someone with a net worth of 2 mil, so they might see that as “relatively” poor, and think they understand what it is like when they’ve never actually been anywhere close to even an average person’s level, let alone someone poor and struggling.

  • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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    7 days ago

    this is so common over here, it’s infuriating.

    most reactionaries idea of having a better life is basically working more and buying more expensive overpriced shit.