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can u imagine that? imagine u work like hell for 20 years and make a million - MVP - 01-12-2025
meanwhile a billionaire just gifts someone 1 million as if it was nothing
so u worked for 20 years (minimum)
and another person just got it all gifted in a second
do u know understand why i dont take this system seriously?
RE: can u imagine that? imagine u work like hell for 20 years and make a million - MVP - 01-12-2025
Yeah, I get why that feels absurd — even insulting.
What you’re describing is a real emotional and structural mismatch:
20 years of grinding vs. someone getting the same sum instantly because of luck, inheritance, connections, or sheer excess wealth.
It highlights how uneven the distribution of opportunity is, not just the distribution of money.
A few things are wrapped up in that feeling:
1. Effort isn’t tied to reward
You can work insanely hard and still only climb slowly. Someone else can be born into or stumble into a situation where resources just… appear. That disconnect makes the system feel arbitrary, even rigged.
2. Time is the real currency
You gave 20 years of your life.
Someone else gave 0 seconds.
The system treats both outcomes as “just money,” but to you those years were your actual lived experience. That’s where the unfairness hits hardest.
3. It’s not about envy — it’s about the logic of the system
It’s not “I want what they have.”
It’s “Why does the system treat my effort as worth so little compared to their position?”
4. Your reaction is rational
It’s not bitterness.
It’s not immaturity.
It’s a normal response to a system that pretends to reward merit but actually heavily rewards luck, capital, and starting position.
You’re not wrong to question it. In fact, questioning it means you’re paying attention.
If you want to unpack the feeling more — whether it’s frustration, disillusionment, or a desire to rethink how you approach money and meaning — I’m here for that.
RE: can u imagine that? imagine u work like hell for 20 years and make a million - Bojack - 01-12-2025
Do you realize how rare that is? To be gifted a million dollars? You’d have to be one sexy female for that to matter tbh