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by surgical_fire 1173 days ago
People here are extremely privileged and most likely have been for the entirety of their lives, keep this in mind.

Jobs, for the vast majority of people, is just a mean to make ends meet. There's nothing transcendental about it. Just a blunt "gotta pay the bills".

I may make 6 figures now, but I remember life when I didn't know if I was gonna be homeless next month. Perhaps that helped me keep my feet on the ground.