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[–] [email protected] 83 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Some people are just lucky. There's nothing wrong about it. Maybe that person will be you someday. There's no point in despairing over it, the only thing you can do is stop worrying about it and keep hoping.

This message brought to you in part by the state lottery commission.

[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago

American ~~dream~~ illusion formula right there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Someone needs to carve this into a clay tablet and bury it.

[–] [email protected] 54 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Yeah but does that youtuber feel the satisfaction of the grind? I think not. What about all the chores you have to do just to live in the few hours after work? Suck it 8 year old.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

the satisfaction of the grind

[–] [email protected] 48 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The intent is to provide workers with a sense of pride and accomplishment for paying different bills.

As for cost, we selected initial values based upon data from the Open Beta and other adjustments made to milestone rewards before launch. Among other things, we're looking at average per-worker dollar earn rates on a daily basis, and we'll be making constant adjustments to ensure that workers have challenges that are compelling, rewarding, and of course attainable via hard work.

We appreciate the candid feedback, and the passion the community has put forth around the current topics here on Lemmy, our forums and across numerous social media outlets.

Our team will continue to make changes and monitor community feedback and update everyone as soon and as often as we can.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I thought I recognized this comment lmao

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

It's gonna be interesting to see what the most downvoted comment on Lemmy ends up being

[–] [email protected] 42 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I don't like those family channels that use their kids for views and money, like the toy unboxing video channels. The young kid doesn't have a developed enough brain or enough education to make an informed decision, making it feel wrong to me. All they see is just sitting in front of a camera and playing, probably.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 9 months ago (2 children)

It's almost like an economic system that purports itself as a fair system that rewards hard work regularly reveals itself to be arbitrary and rewards those that already have more often than not.

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[–] [email protected] 31 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Nationalise that bitch ass 8 year old and seize their wealth for the people 💪

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

"Listen up Timmy. The revolution is here for you, now are you going to be a good little comrade or will we have to educate you on proper non-wealth hoarding behavior?"

[–] [email protected] 27 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Child actors have been making more than you since the 50s (probably before hand as well).

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Child actors have been making more than you

Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen were billionaires - on paper - before they turned 18. But they had unpleasant young lives.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 9 months ago (1 children)

But they had unpleasant young lives.

So did a lot of people, but they didn't get a billion dollars for their troubles.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

You can float in and out of rehab in a drug-fueled haze for a lot less than a billion dollars. The industry is horrifically abusive, particularly to young people. And for every Mary Kate and Ashley, there's a legion of kids who endure all that abuse for nothing.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 9 months ago

A lot of them got screwed out of their money, especially in the old days where there were no laws to protect them.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You can't compare yourself to others.

Live the life you have as you are, not the life of others as you will never be.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (3 children)

Everyone else seems to compare me to others. Not comparing myself to others seems foolish if I want to do things like have a job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (7 children)

People that do it, usually do it because they themselves being compared to others (by their own or by others), so they don't know another way.

If it works for you, go ahead, but if it won't, remember you can do it your way, even though it might be different than others.

In my opinion, having a job is not something that is done because others do it, but it's done because you want to do it. But if you don't want to do it, change to something you'd want to do.

"Doing things" is part of the human core, so you have it in your core, regardless of others. "Job" is just getting paid for "Doing things".

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Some of them do it because it's been bullied into them. My daughter, who used to be very independent (and still is in some ways thankfully), had to be taken out of her middle school because of the bullying and she is constantly asking if it's weird that she does this or that and I have to keep reassuring her that it doesn't matter if it's weird as long as it makes her happy and even though kids will treat her like shit now, when she's an adult, most people won't care. The only people who will care are the ones who never grew up.

But yeah, she's become someone who compares herself to others. Because she's scared about what they will do to her because she's different.

She's actually starting to dress how she wants to dress again instead of trying to look neutral. It's terrific.

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Maybe you should post your own videos with 8 year olds?

[–] [email protected] 32 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The judge has ordered me to no longer do this.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Then why did you come here with a 6 pack of wine coolers and condoms in your pocket?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

He probably always carries condoms on him. Who knows, bitches might jump him at some random 13 year old's house.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 9 months ago

Aaaand he gets to work from home. Fml

[–] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago

Life isn't fair, better to not dwell on it.

[–] ZombiFrancis 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Don't worry, there are plenty of kids (and adults) with plenty more than that who didn't have to go on YouTube and/or work for it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I should have done that. Darn it!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Skill issue, get born into riches next time n00b

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