[gress]

Is it different to ending up as one of the "many" who work, while the few kick back and screw around all day?

[bane]

Yes. Because being one of the few layabouts on either end of the bell curve is a blessing, while being one of the few who works for everybody else is easily viewed as a punishment.

[gress]

So it's ok to be poor and stresses as long as everyone else is?