Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by miscreanity 2806 days ago
Is it more beneficial for yourself to blame others or figure out how to improve your situation?

If you're not content to remain a crab in a bucket, it might be a good idea to meet some successful and/or wealthy people and learn from them.

2 comments

It's funny that you immediately jump to an assumption that I am not doing well.

The reality is that I'm doing fine in my career and managed to escape poverty for many reasons I've illustrated in the past. However what I saw and what I was trying to explain is that I saw my parents destroy their body (and in one case, lose their life) trying to improve their situation in a country that hardly gave a shit. I recall vividly the troubles my family had after my mother had a stroke because insurance companies decided that a stroke was a pre-existing condition despite her being in otherwise good condition.

Maybe you should stop making assumptions about people based on our animosity towards people that have actively made our lives worse in the past.

Without context you'll always get assumptions. Part of discourse is establishing clarity.

Of course a toxic environment makes life harder.

Glad you're doing well.

> Is it more beneficial for yourself to blame others or figure out how to improve your situation?

Part of improving your situation is observing where the unfairness in the system lies and addressing it accordingly.

Legally preferably.

The other part of that is doing something about it. No action, no success.

Of course, by the time you figure it out you'll realize that most wealthy people are not the evil sleaze we expect them to be and you'll take the same actions they do to protect yourself against destructive governments and financial regulations. It's sad that the perspective of those with scarcity mentality regarding wealth are often their own worst enemies.