he hustled 24/7 and managed to make the same amount of money as an entry level recent graduate dental hygienist, RN or factory machine operator (60k in 10 months)
and we can assume from the meetings he got with big businesses that he was trading on his prior reputation rather than going incognito.
Yeah. Instead of giving a bad-faith summary, the article could’ve dug into how he couldn’t even hit middle-class without leaning on networking. Because saying he failed and had to quit because of his health, then admitting it was his DAD’s cancer and that he managed to earn his way fully to middle class, just didn’t work well.
he hustled 24/7 and managed to make the same amount of money as an entry level recent graduate dental hygienist, RN or factory machine operator (60k in 10 months)
While being given a free place to stay from a fan. What other benefits was he maintaining over typical homeless people?
and we can assume from the meetings he got with big businesses that he was trading on his prior reputation rather than going incognito.
Right. Probably where the vast majority of that money actually came from, and still nowhere near the $million that he claimed he could get.
Even he had done things legitimately by not relying on contacts or a free roof over his head from a fan and all the rest…it’s not like he was really starting from scratch. He was cosplaying as a homeless man…granted, he was committed to the act, but even if he really gave everything away beforehand (which I really fucking doubt, he likely had retirement funds to draw from if need be), he still had a lot to fall back on that truly homeless people usually do not have.
He had skill sets, family, and friends whom he knew would take care of him if it came down do it. And having that safety net provides significant emotional comfort, which in turn makes it easier to try to get a hustle going. When you have no one to potentially lean on who would take you in in a heartbeat, it fucks with your head. Hell, I’m not even homeless, and feeling so alone in the world has been fucking with mine. I can’t imagine how low I’d feel if I also didn’t know where my next meal was coming from.
but even if he really gave everything away beforehand (which I really fucking doubt, he likely had retirement funds to draw from if need be), he still had a lot to fall back on that truly homeless people usually do not have
Clearly he didn’t really lose everything, because otherwise how could he decide to stop being poor after 10 months? The only way that works is if you still have things to return to.
If it’s any small comfort, you’re not alone. A lot of us are being fucked with, we just don’t have news platforms to shout that out on so it doesn’t seem like there’s that many of us
he hustled 24/7 and managed to make the same amount of money as an entry level recent graduate dental hygienist, RN or factory machine operator (60k in 10 months)
and we can assume from the meetings he got with big businesses that he was trading on his prior reputation rather than going incognito.
Yeah. Instead of giving a bad-faith summary, the article could’ve dug into how he couldn’t even hit middle-class without leaning on networking. Because saying he failed and had to quit because of his health, then admitting it was his DAD’s cancer and that he managed to earn his way fully to middle class, just didn’t work well.
While being given a free place to stay from a fan. What other benefits was he maintaining over typical homeless people?
Right. Probably where the vast majority of that money actually came from, and still nowhere near the $million that he claimed he could get.
Even he had done things legitimately by not relying on contacts or a free roof over his head from a fan and all the rest…it’s not like he was really starting from scratch. He was cosplaying as a homeless man…granted, he was committed to the act, but even if he really gave everything away beforehand (which I really fucking doubt, he likely had retirement funds to draw from if need be), he still had a lot to fall back on that truly homeless people usually do not have.
He had skill sets, family, and friends whom he knew would take care of him if it came down do it. And having that safety net provides significant emotional comfort, which in turn makes it easier to try to get a hustle going. When you have no one to potentially lean on who would take you in in a heartbeat, it fucks with your head. Hell, I’m not even homeless, and feeling so alone in the world has been fucking with mine. I can’t imagine how low I’d feel if I also didn’t know where my next meal was coming from.
Clearly he didn’t really lose everything, because otherwise how could he decide to stop being poor after 10 months? The only way that works is if you still have things to return to.
If it’s any small comfort, you’re not alone. A lot of us are being fucked with, we just don’t have news platforms to shout that out on so it doesn’t seem like there’s that many of us
60k in 10 months, so a some what average salary?
in context of “people who can’t make a million dollars in 12 months are just lazy” it’s pretty funny