Let's talk about money.
First of all, I hate when people talk about money. I hate when people compare how much they make, how much they spend. I hate when people ask how much is my rent, or how much I get paid, or how I am surviving living in the city with a part-time job that barely pays anything. (as a side note, obviously I talk about those things with my close friends, but this post is about other people.. people I don't know so well).
I mean, think about how personal those questions are! Whichever way I answer the question about how I am surviving financially, I will get judged for it. For some reason, any financial situation of any person, unless they have a good paying 9to5 job, is up for scrutiny by other people. Whether my parents support me, my partner supports me, I have inexhaustible funds of a deceased relative, whether I save up all my money and eat ramen and carrot sticks every day, whether I rob banks... Whatever the answer, I will get judged for it. Apparently in this day and age the only suitable way to live is to make your own goddamn money and flaunt it in front of everyone. Well I got news for you - not everybody wants to sit at a desk and file papers or count baseball caps or make spreadsheets for a living. Some people have bigger dreams and sometimes that requires a struggling financial situation. So stop worrying about other people's money and go buy yourself a nice tie.
Secondly, I hate that money exists, I hate that it structures our lives, I hate that sometimes commodities cost more than useless crap, like a loaf of bread versus lollipops. I am not going to start a rant about unfair food prices and materialism, I just want to say the simple truth that crosses everybody's mind once in a while: money is evil, but without money we wouldn't survive the way we do now. It's a no-win situation either way.
First of all, I hate when people talk about money. I hate when people compare how much they make, how much they spend. I hate when people ask how much is my rent, or how much I get paid, or how I am surviving living in the city with a part-time job that barely pays anything. (as a side note, obviously I talk about those things with my close friends, but this post is about other people.. people I don't know so well).
I mean, think about how personal those questions are! Whichever way I answer the question about how I am surviving financially, I will get judged for it. For some reason, any financial situation of any person, unless they have a good paying 9to5 job, is up for scrutiny by other people. Whether my parents support me, my partner supports me, I have inexhaustible funds of a deceased relative, whether I save up all my money and eat ramen and carrot sticks every day, whether I rob banks... Whatever the answer, I will get judged for it. Apparently in this day and age the only suitable way to live is to make your own goddamn money and flaunt it in front of everyone. Well I got news for you - not everybody wants to sit at a desk and file papers or count baseball caps or make spreadsheets for a living. Some people have bigger dreams and sometimes that requires a struggling financial situation. So stop worrying about other people's money and go buy yourself a nice tie.
Secondly, I hate that money exists, I hate that it structures our lives, I hate that sometimes commodities cost more than useless crap, like a loaf of bread versus lollipops. I am not going to start a rant about unfair food prices and materialism, I just want to say the simple truth that crosses everybody's mind once in a while: money is evil, but without money we wouldn't survive the way we do now. It's a no-win situation either way.
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