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by vpmpaul 2978 days ago
Not true at all.

The main reason that people get off their ass is to improve their life. People that have everything are constantly offered amazing opportunities just for existing. You may not have ever seen this because you don't fall in the category but it happens all the time.

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Who "has everything"? Today's poor would "have everything" by 100-year-ago standards.