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Same foid from this topic I was talking to yesterday:

She works the same wage-slave job as me, same hourly-rate, but she works waaay more hours than me.

She was talking about how she is renting an apartment with her friend for over 2000euro/month. (I pay 350/month for student-dorm)
She was talking about saving up for her dream furniture and showed me a 8000 euro big sofa couch she wants to buy by next year. (my sofa I got for free from some other student)
She was showing me a dress she goes to raves/festivals with that costed several hundred euros, and then for the next rave she needs a new outfit. (I wear same shit every time and way cheaper)

All of this behavior, while wageslaving fulltime for 20 euro/hour. :lul::lul::lul:

8000 euro big sofa is 400 hours of wageslaving PURELY for this one purchase. But then you don't even account for taxes so it's more like 600 hours.

I just don't understand how someone can wageslave for 600 hours to buy a sofa, this idea is so fucking insane to me I can't simply comprehend it at all.


Am I mentally ill for not being into modern consumerism?

Not the first person I know who spends insane amounts of money on bullshit like a sofa or a dress you wear once.

It simply makes no sense to work full-time if you are not a materialistic consumer addict tbh. What the fuck do you even spend all the money on?
 
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Women are a different species

If she can fuck chad on that couch maybe he'll stay with her 🤣
 
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Normies and foids will forever be poor because they're legit this retarded
This is good, brings joy to my heart.
 
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In a world of high time preference normies and foids, the low time preference Chad is king. Buy Bitcoin.
 
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their lives are hollow and meaningless because they don't have looksmaxxes or surgeries planned for the future

srs
 
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Normies and foids will forever be poor because they're legit this retarded
This is good, brings joy to my heart.
i literally save more money than her per month, while working 1/2 of her hours.

:lul::lul::lul:

working full-time is for married(enslaved) men and women I guess.
As a single male I have no interest in what money has to offer to me beyond a minimum.
 
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Normies doing normies things..
 
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Literally when I want a new piece of furniture I stroll around the city looking for bulky waste (Sperrmüll in Germany, you put it ouside your house to get rid of it so easy to find here)

Always found what I wanted. New chair, new sofa, new wardrobe.

And I also never replace things until they are completly broken, my phone is old and slow as fuck (giga non-NT trait)

I pirate all media that exists digitally.
 
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Women are fucking retarded when it comes to money.
 
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working full-time is for married(enslaved) men and women I guess.
As a single male I have no interest in what money has to offer to me beyond a minimum.
working full time is your vacation if you're married

thats why they all sit in their car and smoke a cig in front of their house before going inside
 
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Can you recommend me a music album? I need new music
 
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The idea of working a regular job is just so cucked. Yeah, I get that people need money. Problem is you can make way more money with way less effort by doing shit that IQcels/high-inhib people don't do.

Some guys on this forum wake up, invest in some kind of stock/altcoin and then just go back to sleep, and they make thousands a day.

Why even bother with a regular job selling your limited time on this earth for like $15 an hour, when you can put in 1000% less effort and make 1000% more money?
 
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Same foid from this topic I was talking to yesterday:

She works the same wage-slave job as me, same hourly-rate, but she works waaay more hours than me.

She was talking about how she is renting an apartment with her friend for over 2000euro/month. (I pay 350/month for student-dorm)
She was talking about saving up for her dream furniture and showed me a 8000 euro big sofa couch she wants to buy by next year. (my sofa I got for free from some other student)
She was showing me a dress she goes to raves/festivals with that costed several hundred euros, and then for the next rave she needs a new outfit. (I wear same shit every time and way cheaper)

All of this behavior, while wageslaving fulltime for 20 euro/hour. :lul::lul::lul:

8000 euro big sofa is 400 hours of wageslaving PURELY for this one purchase. But then you don't even account for taxes so it's more like 600 hours.

I just don't understand how someone can wageslave for 600 hours to buy a sofa, this idea is so fucking insane to me I can't simply comprehend it at all.


Am I mentally ill for not being into modern consumerism?

Not the first person I know who spends insane amounts of money on bullshit like a sofa or a dress you wear once.

It simply makes no sense to work full-time if you are not a materialistic consumer addict tbh. What the fuck do you even spend all the money on?
We do the same shit tbh. Except we save up money for surgery.
 
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We do the same shit tbh. Except we save up money for surgery.
women have far more plastic surgery done than men.
let alone the amount of money women spend on make-up, beauty appointments, nails, hair-salons, and so on.

i guess it compares more with men who have expensive hobbies like driving sports-cars or something
Speeding Tokyo Drift GIF by The Fast Saga

but those men are extremely rare tbh.
 
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I know many such cases

Normies are insentient apes. They have absolutely 0 self awareness

Literally every single person I know from work is living beyond their means, mortgaging houses they can't afford and leasing cars way beyond their pay grades. Wasting money on material things as a wagecuck is the dumbest shit ever

I just don't understand it
 
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I know many such cases

Normies are insentient apes. They have absolutely 0 self awareness

Literally every single person I know from work is living beyond their means, mortgaging houses they can't afford and leasing cars way beyond their pay grades. Wasting money on material things as a wagecuck is the dumbest shit ever

I just don't understand it
they do it to cope with having to wageslave but they don't understand that they need to cope because they're wageslaving
 
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Some guys on this forum wake up, invest in some kind of stock/altcoin and then just go back to sleep, and they make thousands a day.
Problem is that's for people who already have some kind of money saved up.
 
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The idea of working a regular job is just so cucked. Yeah, I get that people need money. Problem is you can make way more money with way less effort by doing shit that IQcels/high-inhib people don't do.

Some guys on this forum wake up, invest in some kind of stock/altcoin and then just go back to sleep, and they make thousands a day.

Why even bother with a regular job selling your limited time on this earth for like $15 an hour, when you can put in 1000% less effort and make 1000% more money?
Because of risk

Where can you get 1000% returns with low risk?

Go to r/wallstreetbets and see what options trading does for the average investor/gambler
 
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Show that sofa to us, 4k sofa? That shit better be as big as the room
 
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Problem is that's for people who already have some kind of money saved up.
any wagie can get there in 1-2 years by living below their means, they are just too retarded
 
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Because of risk

Where can you get 1000% returns with low risk?

Go to r/wallstreetbets and see what options trading does for the average investor/gambler
Everything is a risk. The risk will become visible just after a certain amount of time.

Do you risk wasting your entire life in the wagecage and realize at 50 years old you wasted your time for nothing? Or do you make a quick risky investment in the stock market and lose it after 1 week? Depends on how you want to live your life.

Of course 1000% returns was an exaggeration but I've seen people post on here and show me they've made thousands per day. What is even the point of trying to work a normal job when people do random shit (investments, etc) and makes tons of money and make capitalism their bitch? They go on vacations and put their feet up while sipping frozen margaritas while wagies work 9-5 for $15 an hour. It's all BS.
 
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Show that sofa to us, 4k sofa? That shit better be as big as the room
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Nah it was something like this but more designer/fancy looking. it was 8000 euro, not 4000.
 
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Everything is a risk. The risk will become visible just after a certain amount of time.

Do you risk wasting your entire life in the wagecage and realize at 50 years old you wasted your time for nothing? Or do you make a quick risky investment in the stock market and lose it after 1 week? Depends on how you want to live your life.

Of course 1000% returns was an exaggeration but I've seen people post on here and show me they've made thousands per day. What is even the point of trying to work a normal job when people do random shit (investments, etc) and makes tons of money and make capitalism their bitch? They go on vacations and put their feet up while sipping frozen margaritas while wagies work 9-5 for $15 an hour. It's all BS.
I see what you're saying but you can just as easily lose thousands in a day

I put most of my money in the stock market but the gains are slow. I don't touch CFDs or options ect

Plus you need starting capital, wagecucking is good to build that, especially if you're high IQ and can land good paying jobs easily

But just lmao at working for minimum wage, I'd rather be a bum NEET. Ideally you should be earning twice-three times the national average salary. Think about the average person, they're unskilled, lazy and retarded. You need to be twice as good, minimum.
 
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Classic Gaston,

It's this:

or this:


My parents spent 20+ years to cover a mortgage only to want to downsize and remove my retarded brother on jfl. JFL big time. But then if it were all that money invested for a looksmax you'd be saying it's fine, schizo. I mean okay, there are luxury things you should aim to get but if you can wait without any detrimental factors happening (fomo) then sure, do so long as your salary has increased in where you could buy it fivefold etc..

I would love to fashionmaxx and furnituremaxx as much as I hate rent but I have to careermaxx before it's too late. Time is not on my side.

Tbf wageslaving > spending it on looksmaxx without making any gains in that span of time.

There was a similar thread of recent: https://looksmax.org/threads/nerds-waste-their-money-on-the-most-useless-shit.1089888/
The idea of working a regular job is just so cucked. Yeah, I get that people need money. Problem is you can make way more money with way less effort by doing shit that IQcels/high-inhib people don't do.
Depends what and are on a totally different planet when you need to provide for kids. This is basic reality 101. Thought you knew better.
Some guys on this forum wake up, invest in some kind of stock/altcoin and then just go back to sleep, and they make thousands a day.
A day? Please elaborate because ultimately investments and selling them are inconsistent.
Why even bother with a regular job selling your limited time on this earth for like $15 an hour, when you can put in 1000% less effort and make 1000% more money?
Both parts but correct me if I'm retarded.

[edit] alright escuse me, I've just seen @forevergymcelling post now due to shit connection.
 
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Porn settee. Looks like shit.
was merely trying to depict the size/type of sofa. It was like this one big unit u put in ur living room that can seat like 8 people or so and you can lie down on it/sleep if you want to etc.

idk why ppl would pay 8k for that shit tho, its a fucking sofa
 
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I see what you're saying but you can just as easily lose thousands in a day

I put most of my money in the stock market but the gains are slow. I don't touch CFDs or options ect

Plus you need starting capital, wagecucking is good to build that, especially if you're high IQ and can land good paying jobs easily

But just lmao at working for minimum wage, I'd rather be a bum NEET. Ideally you should be earning twice-three times the national average salary. Think about the average person, they're unskilled, lazy and retarded. You need to be twice as good, minimum.
This bloke shared with me his bitcoin, said something about "Cummies" people who spend/ invest in Onlyfans whores etc if that means anything?
 
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This bloke shared with me his bitcoin, said something about "Cummies" people who spend/ invest in Onlyfans whores etc if that means anything?
No idea what you're talking about :lul:
 
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"Advertising has us chasing cars and clothes, working jobs we hate so we can buy shit we don't need."
 
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Classic Gaston,

It's this:
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or this:
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My parents spent 20+ years to cover a mortgage only to want to downsize and remove my retarded brother on jfl. JFL big time. But then if it were all that money invested for a looksmax you'd be saying it's fine, schizo. I mean okay, there are luxury things you should aim to get but if you can wait without any detrimental factors happening (fomo) then sure, do so long as your salary has increased in where you could buy it fivefold etc..

I would love to fashionmaxx and furnituremaxx as much as I hate rent but I have to careermaxx before it's too late. Time is not on my side.

Tbf wageslaving > spending it on looksmaxx without making any gains in that span of time.

There was a similar thread of recent: https://looksmax.org/threads/nerds-waste-their-money-on-the-most-useless-shit.1089888/

Depends what and are on a totally different planet when you need to provide for kids. This is basic reality 101. Thought you knew better.

A day? Please elaborate because ultimately investments and selling them are inconsistent.

Both parts but correct me if I'm retarded.

[edit] alright escuse me, I've just seen @forevergymcelling post now due to shit connection.
Of course it's different if you have children. You gotta be safe. I'm talking about for the majority of people on this forum who just want to make a lot of money. I said this in my original post, but I guess I wasn't really being clear with what I was talking about. If you have kids and such you obviously can't afford to take risks. I'm talking about the average joe who working a 9-5 selling their time on the earth for pennies when compared to what some guy is doing at home on his computer.

Well, investments was just an example. I've seen people on the moneymaking board talking about how they do random things and make tons of money per day. They basically do no work. When you look at a guy who makes a few hundred thousand dollars per year and he does next to no work, and then compare it to a guy working a 9-5 in an office, it really makes you think about how you spend your time.

Again, I understand you can't afford to take risks when you have a family you need to reliably support. You cannot deny though that some people are just making incredible amounts of money when compared to the actual work they're doing.
 
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Everything is a risk. The risk will become visible just after a certain amount of time.

Do you risk wasting your entire life in the wagecage and realize at 50 years old you wasted your time for nothing? Or do you make a quick risky investment in the stock market and lose it after 1 week? Depends on how you want to live your life.

Of course 1000% returns was an exaggeration but I've seen people post on here and show me they've made thousands per day. What is even the point of trying to work a normal job when people do random shit (investments, etc) and makes tons of money and make capitalism their bitch? They go on vacations and put their feet up while sipping frozen margaritas while wagies work 9-5 for $15 an hour. It's all BS.
As you know I fully agree with your sentiment, wageslaving is the worse thing ever and I’ve made tons of threads ranting about wealth disparity

But I think it’s worth noting this just isn’t viable for some people. If you have a wife, kids, or really anyone you need to take care of you can’t really just drop stable income even if it’s only 30-40k per year for example to trade options or crypto. It’s not reliable and most people lose money on it. It’s risking someone’s livelihood which most people aren’t ready to do.

Even for myself, I’ve wageslaved almost 4 summers in a row now but really because I don’t have that much of a choice. My parents pay for rent and tuition and nothing else(which is fine). Ideally I’d find a way to make money without wagecucking but the reality is I need money for expenses and risking all my savings would just be financially irresponsible
 
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They basically do no work. When you look at a guy who makes a few hundred thousand dollars per year and he does next to no work, and then compare it to a guy working a 9-5 in an office, it really makes you think about how you spend your time.
"Everybody has the same 24 hours in a day." Molly Mae
 
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You cannot deny though that some people are just making incredible amounts of money when compared to the actual work they're doing.
This is 100% true and enrages me. Unfortunately people just get to here out of luck, or connections they were born into. Really only 1% get it from grinding their whole lives to top positions
 
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Some people enjoy working
 
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Of course it's different if you have children. You gotta be safe. I'm talking about for the majority of people on this forum who just want to make a lot of money. I said this in my original post, but I guess I wasn't really being clear with what I was talking about. If you have kids and such you obviously can't afford to take risks. I'm talking about the average joe who working a 9-5 selling their time on the earth for pennies when compared to what some guy is doing at home on his computer.

Well, investments was just an example. I've seen people on the moneymaking board talking about how they do random things and make tons of money per day. They basically do no work. When you look at a guy who makes a few hundred thousand dollars per year and he does next to no work, and then compare it to a guy working a 9-5 in an office, it really makes you think about how you spend your time.

Again, I understand you can't afford to take risks when you have a family you need to reliably support. You cannot deny though that some people are just making incredible amounts of money when compared to the actual work they're doing.
most of us on this forum will never have kids or a wife, I for sure won't
can't even manage to get a girlfriend for more than 3 months and I am almost 29yo.

Different lives/lifestyles, different options we have I suppose. But wage-slaving for materialism isn't one of the options I like.

I could see myself wage-slaving for future passive income though, but it would have to make a lot of sense, and be 3-4x median wage. or 3-4x less effort than people tend to do for a median wage.
 
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most of us on this forum will never have kids or a wife, I for sure won't
can't even manage to get a girlfriend for more than 3 months and I am almost 29yo.

Different lives/lifestyles, different options we have I suppose. But wage-slaving for materialism isn't one of the options I like.

I could see myself wage-slaving for future passive income though, but it would have to make a lot of sense, and be 3-4x median wage. or 3-4x less effort than people tend to do for a median wage.
When are you coming to the states to teach physics? Professors actually live decent lives. Not too much work and it’s not grindey, you can talk about your passion, and they make a decent wage with benefits.

And if you get tenure you can literally do fuck all and keep your job :feelskek:
 
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When are you coming to the states to teach physics? Professors actually live decent lives. Not too much work and it’s not grindey, you can talk about your passion, and they make a decent wage with benefits.

And if you get tenure you can literally do fuck all and keep your job :feelskek:
professors in the netherlands have to first get a bachelors+masters, then do a 5 year phD, then 3 year postdoc, then another 8-10 years of full-time research at an university. All of this is full-time and poorly paid. And then you have a chance to become a professor which barely pays a 6-figure salary for more full-time work.

idk what its like in the USA.
 
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professors in the netherlands have to first get a bachelors+masters, then do a 5 year phD, then 3 year postdoc, then another 8-10 years of full-time research at an university. All of this is full-time and poorly paid. And then you have a chance to become a professor which barely pays a 6-figure salary for more full-time work.

idk what its like in the USA.
In the US you need a PHD yes but not the extra shit

And it’s basically a guaranteed six figures + benefits
 
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As you know I fully agree with your sentiment, wageslaving is the worse thing ever and I’ve made tons of threads ranting about wealth disparity

But I think it’s worth noting this just isn’t viable for some people. If you have a wife, kids, or really anyone you need to take care of you can’t really just drop stable income even if it’s only 30-40k per year for example to trade options or crypto. It’s not reliable and most people lose money on it. It’s risking someone’s livelihood which most people aren’t ready to do.

Even for myself, I’ve wageslaved almost 4 summers in a row now but really because I don’t have that much of a choice. My parents pay for rent and tuition and nothing else(which is fine). Ideally I’d find a way to make money without wagecucking but the reality is I need money for expenses and risking all my savings would just be financially irresponsible
You're right. It's not an option for some people because when you have a family you have to be stable. Problem is, I've seen people on here on the moneymaking board making stable incomes/making enough in 3 years or so that they don't have to work a regular job anymore. It's incredibly fucked that the 1% are making in one week what 90% of people are making in a year. I'm not a commie obviously but god damn it's incredibly disheartening to see the disparity when it comes to income. It's not about working the hardest, it's about gaming the system.

most of us on this forum will never have kids or a wife, I for sure won't
can't even manage to get a girlfriend for more than 3 months and I am almost 29yo.

Different lives/lifestyles, different options we have I suppose. But wage-slaving for materialism isn't one of the options I like.

I could see myself wage-slaving for future passive income though, but it would have to make a lot of sense, and be 3-4x median wage. or 3-4x less effort than people tend to do for a median wage.
You're a bro. I hope you're gonna find a girl you want to wife soon. I agree that working a 9-5 just to buy the latest iPhone :soy::soy::soy: is very cucked. "Yeah bro just work 100 hours and you can maybe afford this newest piece of shit made in China phone that will be irrelevant in 2 years :forcedsmile:"

Wage slaving makes sense if the pay is really good. It just depends on how much you value your time, how badly you need money, etc. You decide if it's worth doing or not and that's what makes capitalism good. The problem is we don't have an option. We need to take shit jobs regardless of it we think it's worth doing, just so we can afford to eat and have a roof over our heads.

Sometimes I think I'd be happier living among the Hadza tribe in Africa. Suicide probably doesn't even exist as a word in their language because it's so uncommon. African tribal people probably live happier lives than us. Money just complicates things, but I realize it's a necessity (for better or for worse)
 
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Literally when I want a new piece of furniture I stroll around the city looking for bulky waste (Sperrmüll in Germany, you put it ouside your house to get rid of it so easy to find here)

Always found what I wanted. New chair, new sofa, new wardrobe.

And I also never replace things until they are completly broken, my phone is old and slow as fuck (giga non-NT trait)

I pirate all media that exists digitally.
With that said I would like my own version that's nice and aesthetically pleasing/ sentimental of literally every device and object needed. Turns out they all have financial value. Just brings out personality. As a collector I learned I could make some decent returns and gain social status in nerd hobbies areas. For example, got a record collection of only 116 worth around $20,000, but they're the best of the best, so it's good to flex occasionally.

No idea what you're talking about :lul:
JFL, sure.:feelshmm:

Of course it's different if you have children. You gotta be safe. I'm talking about for the majority of people on this forum who just want to make a lot of money. I said this in my original post, but I guess I wasn't really being clear with what I was talking about. If you have kids and such you obviously can't afford to take risks. I'm talking about the average joe who working a 9-5 selling their time on the earth for pennies when compared to what some guy is doing at home on his computer.
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Well, investments was just an example. I've seen people on the moneymaking board talking about how they do random things and make tons of money per day. They basically do no work. When you look at a guy who makes a few hundred thousand dollars per year and he does next to no work, and then compare it to a guy working a 9-5 in an office, it really makes you think about how you spend your time.
Fuarksake. With that said I would still want to have a career cover my needs but also be doing something I find interesting out of glory/ pride/ legacy if this makes sense either way as opposed to temptation to rot. I've got a career plan in mind so here I go.
Again, I understand you can't afford to take risks when you have a family you need to reliably support. You cannot deny though that some people are just making incredible amounts of money when compared to the actual work they're doing.
Just gotta workout how, thx for explaining. :chad:

professors in the netherlands have to first get a bachelors+masters, then do a 5 year phD, then 3 year postdoc, then another 8-10 years of full-time research at an university. All of this is full-time and poorly paid. And then you have a chance to become a professor which barely pays a 6-figure salary for more full-time work.

idk what its like in the USA.
If you're really into a certain topic to take it that far, it's not that bad.

Even for myself, I’ve wageslaved almost 4 summers in a row now but really because I don’t have that much of a choice. My parents pay for rent and tuition and nothing else(which is fine). Ideally I’d find a way to make money without wagecucking but the reality is I need money for expenses and risking all my savings would just be financially irresponsible
Lucky.
When are you coming to the states to teach physics? Professors actually live decent lives. Not too much work and it’s not grindey, you can talk about your passion, and they make a decent wage with benefits.

And if you get tenure you can literally do fuck all and keep your job :feelskek:
But it's better to be grinding no matter what. Certain status symbols such as education awards take more time then you think you have. In other words find a field you like.

most of us on this forum will never have kids or a wife, I for sure won't
can't even manage to get a girlfriend for more than 3 months and I am almost 29yo.

Different lives/lifestyles, different options we have I suppose. But wage-slaving for materialism isn't one of the options I like.

I could see myself wage-slaving for future passive income though, but it would have to make a lot of sense, and be 3-4x median wage. or 3-4x less effort than people tend to do for a median wage.
You are lazy and complacent mate. Honestly.

You're right. It's not an option for some people because when you have a family you have to be stable. Problem is, I've seen people on here on the moneymaking board making stable incomes/making enough in 3 years or so that they don't have to work a regular job anymore. It's incredibly fucked that the 1% are making in one week what 90% of people are making in a year. I'm not a commie obviously but god damn it's incredibly disheartening to see the disparity when it comes to income. It's not about working the hardest, it's about gaming the system.


You're a bro. I hope you're gonna find a girl you want to wife soon. I agree that working a 9-5 just to buy the latest iPhone :soy::soy::soy: is very cucked. "Yeah bro just work 100 hours and you can maybe afford this newest piece of shit made in China phone that will be irrelevant in 2 years :forcedsmile:"

Wage slaving makes sense if the pay is really good. It just depends on how much you value your time, how badly you need money, etc. You decide if it's worth doing or not and that's what makes capitalism good. The problem is we don't have an option. We need to take shit jobs regardless of it we think it's worth doing, just so we can afford to eat and have a roof over our heads.
I see wageslaving more for keeping exercise to your mentality, mindset, skillset, general appearance etc.
Sometimes I think I'd be happier living among the Hadza tribe in Africa. Suicide probably doesn't even exist as a word in their language because it's so uncommon. African tribal people probably live happier lives than us. Money just complicates things, but I realize it's a necessity (for better or for worse)
Darwinpilled. Also the shit that Sv3rige and now PSL God Mindset are contemplating about how nature and tribesmen live less stressful lives is major delusional cope since nature is comparable to war. You're switched on all the time and have to be on alert or the move constantly. Of course it gives an aesthetic advantage similar to whoever is active and healthy in making the right decisions in them areas. There is a reason why we advanced away from nature and made our version being society in itself.

Unironically boys we got to Tatemaxx.
 
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With that said I would like my own version that's nice and aesthetically pleasing/ sentimental of literally every device and object needed. Turns out they all have financial value. Just brings out personality. As a collector I learned I could make some decent returns and gain social status in nerd hobbies areas. For example, got a record collection of only 116 worth around $20,000, but they're the best of the best, so it's good to flex occasionally.


JFL, sure.:feelshmm:


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Fuarksake. With that said I would still want to have a career cover my needs but also be doing something I find interesting out of glory/ pride/ legacy if this makes sense either way as opposed to temptation to rot. I've got a career plan in mind so here I go.

Just gotta workout how, thx for explaining. :chad:


If you're really into a certain topic to take it that far, it's not that bad.


Lucky.

But it's better to be grinding no matter what. Certain status symbols such as education awards take more time then you think you have. In other words find a field you like.


You are lazy and complacent mate. Honestly.

I see wageslaving more for keeping exercise to your mentality, mindset, skillset, general appearance etc.


Darwinpilled. Also the shit that Sv3rige and now PSL God Mindset are contemplating about how nature and tribesmen live less stressful lives is major delusional cope since nature is comparable to war. You're switched on all the time and have to be on alert or the move constantly. Of course it gives an aesthetic advantage similar to whoever is active and healthy in making the right decisions in them areas. There is a reason why we advanced away from nature and made our version being society in itself.

Unironically boys we got to Tatemaxx.
If I knew how to make money like these people I'm referring to do, I wouldn't even be here. I'd be on a yacht fucking some Russian escort or something. What do you plan on doing for a career?

It's not cope to think that tribesmen live simpler lives. Of course, lower cortisol is debatable because they are in danger of being eaten by lions and shit but they adapt. They aren't constantly in a state of fear because it is their version of normal. If they lived in a civilized society they'd probably have elevated cortisol for the first few years because it's all new to them. After a while, they'd adapt and they wouldn't worry. You think the idea of having to work and pay bills wouldn't be the cortisol boosting equivalent of living in a mud hut and having to worry about getting eaten by a jaguar? They don't even worry about that shit. They are so tuned into their environment from years of living there that they don't worry about that shit till it happens. Of course, they take the necessary precautions to not have that happen, but if you think the Hadza are constantly turned on and scared of possible future occurrences, I disagree. It is the most basic form of living. I genuinely think living in the Hadza tribe would be less stressful then living in modern-day society. They look great, all have amazing teeth (the foundation of your face) and look like they don't give a fuck. I've seen videos of them smoking weed, too. They don't look like they give a fuck at all. I've seen videos of them where some of them have huge scars on their bodies, and they talk about a time they were attacked by some animal or something. Seems like they genuinely don't give a fuck. Modern living is stressing us out.

We have to worry about not having money to buy food. These people have to worry about running out of animals to hunt. I guess it's similar it just depends on what you'd rather do. Atleast the Hadza live like how human beings are supposed to live: off the land, running around catching their food with spears/bow & arrows, etc. "Civilized" society is so cucked. I'd rather live in fucking Africa chasing some fucking baboons or something. Of course I'm a fucking pale white dude from the US so I'd get tired after running for 1 minute but this is not supposed to be how human beings are we are supposed to have the stamina to run after animals and shit until they get tired and at that point we kill them and eat them.
 
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You are lazy and complacent mate. Honestly.
my boy, I've been on over 50 first-dates in my life and never gotten further than a 3-month 'ltr' and a half-year situationship kinda thing.

It's easier to become a millionaire from rags, zero, than getting a girlfriend for me. I've already gotten close to a million once, and over the next decade I will likely succeed.

Dating on the other hand is impossible. Laziness has nothing to do with, neither complacency.
 
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Our economy depends on women wasting money for unnecessary things
 
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Am I mentally ill for not being into modern consumerism?
You are normal and rational.

Consumerism is induced by Psy-Op ads that associate products with things human instincts are aimed at, so that's why there are so many people who buy things they don't need.

The capitalist corporation produce things no one needs in order to sell them and make money.

I'm not into consumerism as well, and I'm not crazy.
 
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I've seen people on here on the moneymaking board making stable incomes/making enough in 3 years or so that they don't have to work a regular job anymore
What exactly are these people doing?
 
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What exactly are these people doing?
Running online businesses, investing in stocks, etc. Look at @Seth Walsh this dude is rich as fuck. He does infinitely less work than you'd need to do if you worked a 9-5. Of course he's high IQ so I guess that matters. If I knew precisely what they did, I wouldn't be here.
 
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You mean that dropshipping thing?

What kind of stocks exactly?
That's one of the things you can do.

Again, I have no clue what stocks. If I knew, I'd be rich.
 
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