Your post is condescending because it assumes that mine is rooted in jealousy or anger, or that your version of affluence is something that haven't already attained.
Sorry. I should have said "one" not "you", and "one's self" instead of "yourself". Most people seem to get angry/jealous when they see affluence instead of having a more pragmatic reaction.
My version of affluence is being in the top 1% that the 99% hates. I'm not quite there yet. :)
Okay, not to talk down to you, but something that you'll eventually learn is that the really "affluent" people will rarely ever tell you, and they'll never say something about helping you get to their level unless you ask them.
The "maybe you should learn to hustle and someday you can be like me!" thing comes from lack of self-confidence; the term for this has historically been "nouveau riche".
If you're talking about automobiles as a social signaling mechanism, "real men drive Audis."
Not to be an outright prick here, but "learn to hustle like me, [plebian]" definitely doesn't come across as affluent.
And if we're talking about automobiles, the two wealthiest people I know drive cars that cost them less than $20,000. One is a founder of a company that you use every day but might not have heard of, the other is the CEO of a company you definitely use every day, and have definitely heard of.
Sorry you feel I was talking down to you. I wasn't. I'm neither in a position to nor is it something I actually do.
My suggestion was that outrage is not the correct response to affluence; admiration is. Driving a $100,000 car is not unreasonable.
I don't lack self confidence, I simply like to encourage people to hustle. I do this with my friends and family constantly. I'm not rich, but I will be some day because I have the attitude and the hustle.
Sorry for the misunderstanding. If I wanted to be condescending initially, I would have replied with a more 4chan-esque "cry more, poorfag" or something along those lines.
>I simply like to encourage people to hustle. I do this with my friends and family constantly.
Have you ever asked them if they think this comes across as condescending of you?
As far as you lacking self confidence. Maybe not, but to "affluent" people, that's how it looks.
You don't have to apologize, you didn't hurt my feelings or anything, I'm just pointing this out to you so that I can help you work past it. Keep at it, and eventually you'll get the self-confidence you need to not make stupid remarks about cars.
