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- It's no wonder why people quit their jobs. The truth is that the 9-5 rat race is a scam, and in this video, I wanted to explain how I plan to get out for good. Corporate wage slavery is the scam of the century, making people waste away at jobs they hate. It leads to burnout and, in my case, it has broken my spirit. Wage slavery is real, so it's a question of acceptance. Will you accept your fate, or will you build your escape from the corporate work by building financial freedom? It's a choice, and I have made mine.
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After working 36 years for one family in a private garden which entailed bringing that garden back from ruins to putting in on the map as one of the best gardens in Scotland I was always promised “we will look after you” and “your part of the family” until on my 68th birthday I decided I need to retire as health problems eg, heart, prolapsed discs causing permanent numb legs and hand amongst other things. However when I mentioned I would be retiring and I gave them 5 months notice they were dumbfounded! That I wasn’t staying and working on, sentences which included phrases like “ but what will you do” and “ how will you manage” were among things said to me. However I did carry out with my retirement plan and was alienated and mentally blackmailed when none of this worked I was ostracised and got no goodbye, thankyou or even a handshake when I left. It baffles me to this day how I never saw through it. I now tell my children and grandchildren only do enough work to get by which is the opposite to how I have I have done. As the saying goes “every day is a school day”
I'm sorry that happened to you. You deserved better! ❤
If you had changed jobs more often during your career, you'd have learned this lessons in your 20's and 30's many times over. Glad to hear you planned for your retirement.
That's wild. Just shows how this world really is. Very maddening!
That is soul-crushing
Thats just horrible. I hope you're doing alright and is healthy
Its getting real hard to go to work everyday knowing that " hawk tuah girl " made more money in 1 month then i can make in a lifetime...
I think that aspect of it evens out over time. "A fool and his money are soon parted." Best wishes! Hope you are well.
@@rayecast Thats what they said about bhad babie. she still has money
@@DefOfInsanity srsly.. that girls I.Q level is Box of Rocks and yet im the broke ass.. 😂😂 quotes of wisdom dont work on internet fame
its a sick world my friend
@@rayecastif it evened out we'd have a blossoming society of intellectuals, and not bars and strip malls, with addicts, and mindless consumers
I managed to escape at 39 from the corporate world: a dystopian hellscape which encouraged psychopathy, cult-like adoration of the CEO, and a slavish mentality.
Yes! 100%! I left corporate at 35. Still searching for my new path...
Ahhh.... psychopathy, the #1 preferred product of this system. What a world!
@@Xtina2525
Consider just working for yourself.
Totally agree but what did you do afterwards?
@@threethrushes
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Sounds like Elon Musk 🤣
Was your boss
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I gave the last 15 years of my life to a company that fired me today.
We've had to work overtime for the last two years on the grounds that we'll make it financially, working an hour longer every day and working every Saturday. Us workers slaves squeezed like a lemon until the end.
15 years and I'll be gone at the end of the month.
I'm so done with this system.
Worse, no-one cares ....
I care 😢. How can I help you?
as long as you're alive after u been fired u still work whatever it is
otherwise I call Houston sleeping bag @ train station or tesko express no 62.
What type of company?
I know a 75 year old who gave 20 years. Was let go. Today was her last day.😢
My solution is to simply work part-time. I work four days per week, so I get to do what I want on three days. I think that's pretty balanced. And as a minimalist, I can afford to not earn lots of money
@@Kyouma. You can also supplement yourself with community resources like food pantries.
Doesn’t sound sustainable. What do you do for medical, dental, eye care? Any insurance? Any savings or investments for the future?
@@hanknyclooking into health benefits nowadays is better on the worker-employee finding it and supplementing themselves. Lots of insurance companies tend to NOT be of any help when you really are in need of them (plus rates all depend on employees claiming them and if the provider is tied to the company outside in any other way)
@@hanknycworking one day less doesn’t make your life unsustainable. Eat very well,sleep well and take proper care of your body and you won’t have to worry about health ,dental and eye care. Thank you 😊
Great comment. I'm thinking along the same lines. Have very few needs and wants, so I can afford to work less
They deem me mad because I will not sell my days for gold; and I deem them mad because they think my days have a price
Is this a poem by a famous poet or did you create this ?
Days for gold? Its not even gold, its monopoly money. The rat race is for ink on paper. Mad indeed
I'm getting out of the rat race.. WHO is coming with me?
I wish... 😪
We all wish the same
I'm getting out of the rat race by down sizing and living wayyyy below my means. Saving enough to retire on the interest.
Getting out of the rat race by becoming a teacher and keeping my expenses super low. 🎉
Me no matter what it takes
I'm a software engineer with a six figure salary in a very low cost of living state. Trust me, earning more won't make you happier. The way to peace is to reduce your wants, not fulfill them. There's several other issues with this society we live in:
1. I think men are quite willing to endure poverty, long hours, or whatever harsh conditions present themselves if it's for a good cause, but our modern society has destroyed all the good causes. Families are difficult to start and high risk with the super high divorce rate, religion has been commercialized and turned into a tribalistic political machine, and this society is a clearly failing mess of radical ideology that isn't worth defending or contributing to anymore.
2. People have used the government to get involved in everything for their own selfish purposes (property values). Most places, through zoning laws and NIMBYism, have driven up land and property prices so high that it's difficult to even buy land for the average person. And then once you do, you can't just build a shack on it and use your own sweat and muscles to work the land...you'll be hit with all sorts of zoning laws, permits, inspectors, etc. Many places have even made it so that new housing must meet a minimum square footage requirement! We've sacrificed so much on the altar of Boomers' property values that it's made property unaffordable for the generations after.
3. You can't even take the monk's way out by donning the robes and living in nature after this newest Supreme Court decision (Johnson v. Grant's Pass) as entire states have begun adopting anti-camping laws. We've made the least materialistic, most holy of professions literally illegal unless it has the backing of monied entities that can pay for monasteries. Perhaps this isn't a problem for you personally, but I consider it quite a sign of just how absurdly materialistic and backwards our society has become, that the least harmful and least materialistic profession out there is literally illegal.
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The entire system has been designed to funnel you into one lifestyle, made that lifestyle very difficult to afford (you need a car to get around, you need all the amenities in your house or it'll be condemned as substandard), and made it so you're taxed on every bit of it.
Spot on. It's a value system disorder that society suffers from. It's no measure of success to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society. You are considered useless and have no value in this system if you aren't constantly generating money for someone else. And all money is created out of debt via a loan "at interest" yet the interest was never created in the original principal of the loan so if everyone paid back all the debt that was owed, all the interest debt would still remain. This creates a game of musical chairs where subsets of the population (always the poor and working class) will always be in default on their debt to some capacity, leading the "owners" to reposses their things like homes and cars. It's just one covert wealth funnel that sucks money from the poor to the rich.
Very well stated.
Thank you …
Thanks very much, I hadn't even heard of Johnson v. Grant's Pass... Very dark times indeed
thanks for sharing your experience and thoughts.
very good stuff.
I deeply appreciate all the points you made. Thank you.
39 months left,paying off my vehicles and off grid cabin,then no more people !
love it
Sounds like heaven!
I put a cabin on my grandma's abandoned farm 10 years ago and that's my plan too.
Great goal. I got 34 montha
I am 59 years old and have been working since i was 15. In the early 2000s I read a book entitled "The Joy of Not Working" by Ernie Zelinski. That book helped me understand my role in paid labor and how to develop my own interests that have nothing to do with work. I have been used, abused and fooled as a worker. I raised 2 children, paid mortgages and got physically healthy. My idea of civil disobedience is to remain alive as LONG as possible so that SS and my state pension has to pay me for as LONG as possible. I will do all i can to enjoy the fruits of my labor for as long as possible. Wage labor gets in the way of my life goals. 😂 It's a racket.
@Poemsguitar I send you positive vibes. You must educate yourself on your particular health issues. This is paramount. Your #1 priority is YOU. You must totally love and care for yourself as you would your own child. Research your disease. Don't let the medical industrial big pharma complex own you. YOU are in charge of YOU. Work is just a means for $. Not all work from home jobs are scams. Watch what you put in your body. Get your vit D checked. Treat your body as the temple that it is. Getting control of your health is the #1 issue at hand for you. If you don't have your health you have nothing. You can be healthy.. it is up to YOU to take control. Control what you actually can control and you will get stronger and better.
Great comment. Thanks for the book recommendation, I love the title and will check it out
@Poemsguitar Please stay strong and carry on.💪
I found that book decades ago. 👍🏼
For the guy with health issues-
Look up Fenbendazole and ivermectin. Fasting.
I’m alive now because I said eff it.
I have all my pieces. No radiation.
My friend was diagnosed with MS. She dropped her typical American life and traveled the world with a backpack. 30 years later- still healthy and happy.
Yep. You got it. Living well is the best revenge. Whining like a bitch gets you no where.
'we have nothing to lose but our chains'
100%
We are all expendable. The earlier you realise that the more enlightened you’ll be. People that dedicate their life to companies realise it too late .
most people will never get that.
"I fear that I have los the ability to enjoy life" - that one hit me, made me think and realize that working way too much is not just exhausting but also changing your view on life in general.
its true... I struggle with this.
I have not smiled in family photos for many many years. If I didn't seek out some comedy online I'd probably go days without laughing.
Ive been working for 27 years in X company. Last years I was transferred to another location doing similar work. The manager asked me what I was doing in the previous location. When I told him he just said, what you were doing is 4 individuals positions here. Im still making less than 50K a year. Its absurd how companies exploit ppl.
Im a security guard who plays video games like 3/4th of the time on the job and make more than you. You are vastly underpaid.
You are so right. Our current system has failed. Our current society, if one can call it a society at all, has also failed. That's my opinion. A 9 to 5 job is slavery. For most employees, the money is just enough to survive, if at all. This is by design. The intention is for the money to be just enough to pay the bills, if at all. Most people just exist, they don't live. Working for someone else's dream. No self-realisation, just survival. Most people work so they can buy food, the food they then buy enables them to keep working. It's a hamster wheel, nothing else. It's no different here in Europe. Here especially in Germany it's not 9 to 5 but rather 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., it's still the same. Wage slavery feels like imprisonment. It drains your energy. After work, one is usually too weak to do anything at all. What's remarkable is that when I tell other people about it, they usually get angry. They then say "that's how life should be" or "everyone has to go through it, it's normal". I believe that slavery has never disappeared. It has just become more subtle. Money has put us all in chains. We have never been free people. Neither today nor then.
Agree with everything except that last part, some groups of people have been a lot more free if you can look back far enough or in the right places
Great comment. I started working seasonal jobs here in the US, and plan to take the half a year off and travel. Being a minimalist helps make it possible. Will be documenting on my new channel. Many can't afford a basic life here anymore. The stress of wage slavery, and having no way out, is cause for depression and poor health. Working ourselves to an early grave...
I agree with your comments. Its also true when you try to get people thinking a little deeper about life they don't like it. People would rather keep their head in the sand. What do you think to the idea that there is a bigger picture here? that maybe there are higher forces here ?
@8-bit-g Of course, we also have vacation days in Germany. By law, there are 20 paid vacation days per year, which applies to a five-day week. With a six-day week, this increases to 24 paid vacation days per year. Many employers grant 30 paid vacation days per year, but this is voluntary and not all employers do this. I know many employees who only work for the weekend or focus on their annual leave for months. A dangling carrot. Many employees in the USA would dream of so many paid vacation days. But I can tell you that it makes no difference. Whether you take 10 paid vacation days a year or 20 vacation days, the time off goes by just as fast and you remain a wage slave.
@@andy-pk2pe The way of thinking is dictated by society, the media and politicians. A lot of people can't imagine anything else and believe that this is the only way. If you ask them about it, they usually don't want to know anything about it. And yes they often get angry if I confront them. The next sporting event or some TV series which starts at 8:00 p.m. is much more important for them. I cannot blame them because for them it seems to be a form of cope. They are truly miserable.
I'm 46 now. I'm an electrician. Truly do love my trade, but my body is destroyed. Some of it from work, some of it from sports, but my lumbar spine and both shoulders hurt constantly. Fell 12 feet to concrete in 2018. Broke 7 ribs, collapsed my lung, and lacerated my spleen. I would love to have 1 job at this point if it were available and paid halfway decent.....night watchman at an abandoned steel mill. I don't think I'll live to see retirement. What's crazy is even in the trades you find a lot of places don't want ot pay you squat. I've seen starting wages as low as $21. Usually want you to have your card, proficient in all facets of the trade, and be able to do mechanical, welding, and fitting. I feel bad for today's younger generations. In your 20s you should be getting your first place and picking out your first furniture sets, findinf crap to hang on the walla, etc. Getting yourself established I guess. You're in that spot where you want those nice material things. I see posts all the time how the younger generations don't want to work, and I don't blame you. $hitty pay, terrible benefits, throwing 2, 3, and 4 times the workload on you. Us older guys talk a lot of smack, but truth is they all wish they were done working. I'm a bit different than most of the trades workers in not giving a crap about material stuff. As long as I got a roof over my head, a reliable vehicle to get to work, and a little food in my stomach and I'm happy. Some days when I wake up I wish I hadn't survived the fall. The way work is today it can be soul crushing. I genuinely feel like I'm in God's waiting room. Keep your heads up, keep plugging away as best you can. When you're feeling depressed, reach out to family and friends. Please don't let that crap fester in your head. I hope things get better for you guys. This is not the same country when I was your age. Even with the horrible stuff like 9/11, the Gulf wars, etc we still had hope. Sadly it feels like this generation has lost that. Godspeed everyone.
I just got and inversion table from Teeter. For my spine. They're on sale
The outcome of your fall reminds me of how lucky I've been. I fell from more than 30 feet onto concrete 4 months ago breaking my spine on three spots. No operation needed. Few more months and I'm back to climbing trees. I'm already able to dance without any pain. Wish you all the best, mate.
I knew as a kid that work was not normal, I never understood how people hove 8 hours away a day. I have struggled with it my whole life until I finally accepted that I'm not a 9-5er. Never was. Never will be
enjoy the rest of your life as much as you can.
thanks for sharing your experience.
its the same with me.
Work is a four letter word.
It makes sense to work at a place only if business is your (or your family’s) and you enjoy what you do.
I would love to work in real estates or working in a dealership selling cars but in my hometown real estate market is weak and in my homecountry people selling cars give about 40-50% to the state, so they don’t make much money. And again, working for others isn’t great.
On top of that, we live in a world where you can’t do a job without a previous experience in same role, so here I am working a lame 9-5 corporate job abroad in a company doing layoffs and hiring in countries were emoloyees are cheap.
It doesn't help when society seems to be going backwards and the internet has educated us in things we probably weren't meant to know. like the WEF etc
P.S.: "Most people seem to be okay with it." - this is the most infuriating thing about it. If we could at least all agree that we have been rendered powerless and are being taken advantage of... but people refuse to let that enter their mind. Is it that their egos can't take it? Would their self esteem crumble? And what's so hard about getting bruises on your ego that you can't take it? I have lots of them. I don't have the highest opinion of myself. I still love life though and get along with myself just fine.
I hate to sound so rude to people in general but...
most people are sheep. thats why it works.
@@TomScryleussoon as one chooses to CREATE A LIFE one is part of the evil system that perpetuates this suffering by forcing a newborn to endure this trap cycle of abuse and exploitation. But our selfishness almost evil nature will make us justify it into a good thing when we are acting same as animals without any thougjts.
Yeah, I hear you. 😢 Truth
@@TomScryleusidk. A lot of those around me seem to know the truth. Just no one knows a way out
yepp, its hard to get out. I hope to find my own way, and maybe share some wisdom some day.
One aspect of the system you've gotta begrudgingly admire, is the way it can convince people to work 2, sometimes even 3 jobs and still barely be able to make ends meet. And some of those people even _defend_ the exact same systems that allow that to be a reality. Like a financial Stockholm syndrome. You know, the type who give themselves a big pat on the back for their "work ethic" but willfully ignore all the other ethical implications of supporting the aforementioned systems. 🤔
2-3 jobs? :(
thats crazy
It's crazy how numb we've become to the systems put in place for us "common folk", like working 2-3 jobs per household just to make ends meet.
The middle class is disappearing, if not gone altogether, while the rich get richer and the poor keep betting on "hard work" and "long hours" to get ahead as the ivory tower elites plot how to make even more money.
The 9-5 really took a toll on you bud, and I’m talking physically. I imagine it’s the same for many others as well. I am a millennial like you, and I just feel like all of this is for nothing at the end of the day. Earning money to survive but not thrive is how they want us!
Literally slavery
It'll turn you into a soulless, no curiosity, cowardly comfort zone dweller for life. You'll end up bored, bitter, angry, miserable, knowing you wasted your young life away doing what others wanted, for fiat money.
ok
After 15 years of working a full-time job, I never got a thank you or a bonus, on top of paying high taxes. I thought to myself it wasn't worth it anymore, so i divided i had enough. I got my part-time job on weekends, and in the week, with years of practice, I started to day trade. Now, I earn more than ever did before, and with way more time to myself, I am a lot happier.
I am 45 and I am jobless, have sank into extreme financial destitution. I have to somehow attain a job in order to crawl out of this negative money scenario. Here in lies the problem of it all I am exhausted with job searching that does not produce any results, and if I had an unlimited supply of money I would simply retire from the work world, and pursue other interests, my true passion, writing, but without money life sucks! It entails going to bed hungry because you do not have enough food, can't even purchase necessary items, so it is a necessary evil.
Here is what I recommend, start a CZcams channel and blog your daily activities... lots of people do it and their videos are fun to watch. Then grow your channel ❤
Dont start, You Tube is even bigger scam and evil, even bigger lie.
Have you thought of freelancing (offering your writing services)? Perhaps, just perhaps, this is the way you should go
Go to the woods and work on a homestead. Just like when Moses rescued his people from thier Egyptian masters. Starting from scratch and feeding yourself is not easy. Thats the price you pay for freedom.
Understandable.
Dunno, just wish you all the luck in the world!
My parents had long hours but they genuinely liked their jobs and the money they made. We had a nice house, a vacation place, private schools, cars at age 16, and excellent meals each and every day. It seemed worth the hustle for them.
Far too many years being a slave to the system , for me I find the 66 retirement age horrific . Only thing I would suggest is invest in stocks shares , or do a job that you will like , or downsize your house and buy cheaper and live off the profit .
good advice. thanks for sharing.
Money is a worthless promise that promises only more worthless promises
My Dad worked all his life. He told me he felt his job as head farm parts salesman was fulfilling and he made so many farmer friends along the way. He loved gardening,fishing and going out to eat. He enjoyed funny tv shows,popcorn and T bone steaks. He loved chocolate milk shakes and coke floats! He was born in 1911 and died in 1985. He and Mom taught me that you work so
you have a place to live for you and family a home.
Food and eats out sometimes
Medical,dental,vision care
Money for play ( vacations)
All your needs and some wants
And to save for old age when you can no longer work.
Hi Tom, I am based in South Africa. Thank you for this video. I have been self-employed for the past 13 years. And over here my experience is that companies use the fact that you are running your own business as a way to get you to under quote for work, they keep you thinking that there are many others that do the same work as you and if you price normal they will pick someone else. I am passionate about the work I do and the ICT sector that I am in, but the government institutions that we serve do not care one bit. After watching your video I realized that I was on the right path and I too need to focus on watering my money trees.
Thank you for this video, today I will drop the project if I see that they are playing into my insecurities and are trying to use me. I will come back to update you guys on what happened in full.
Government here is full of kak
Working doesn't work anymore...
you could be more right than you know...
I dont even think that most people are okay in the system. If they were they would not harrass their workmates until they leave
haha.. thats so true that its funny (and sad).
I couldn't care less about work. Never wanted a job. Scraped by doing my own thing for years and will continue til I die. I'd rather retain freedom and autonomy, and the things I enjoy most in life cost nothing.
I know what you mean... we were forced.
For us, companies are seen like a kind of familylike Comunity.
Then you find out slowly, that for some colleagues, you are just an opponent. They do not have any interest in building a community like environment.
Then you find out, that the company does not have any interest in you as a individual. You are just a part of a sheepherd, that shall remain silent and produce....
And then... You realize, you have been fooled, and your Soul starts hurting...
exactly...
Human beings love work. As long as it’s productive, you get recognised for it and it yields tangible results. Personally I love simple tasks like mowing the lawn, decorating a room or even just doing the laundry. It’s a small victory but I can sit back after and feel a sense of a job well done.
What human beings hate is futile work. Mind numbing tasks that don’t seem to make any difference to anyone other than the man up top. You can work yourself to death for a company and you’ll never get any credit. If lucky you’ll get to retire with a modest pension, if not so lucky you’ll get let go without so much as a thank you. If you can find a way out then great, otherwise make your money whilst you can then get out asap. Life really is too short.
Great comment. Having some balance is good. The system demands a 40-50 hour work week, with much of the time wasted, just riding the clock. At least when doing small tasks you enjoy, you take it at your pace, and do as much or as little as you like in the moment. The kind of creative projects we enjoy and that bring us personal meaning
Mowing the lawn depresses me because I know it's only temporary and my work will be erased in a matter of days.
made this video on my vacation. can't tell you how good it felt not feeling stressed about having enough time to film and edit.
and I think the result was good.
I was so impressed with your story telling, filming and editing.
thank you. just imagine if I could dedicate all my time on this.
It is a masterpiece
💯 @@smudlicko
I currently live at my sisters and brother in law. He has a butcher shop downstairs. He took it over from his parents. The region here is very lutheranian, meaning strong work ethics. My brother in low was handed a card and was too young to chose if he wants it. He hardly ever sleeps 6 hours a night, ALL his waking hours are work, sometimes even halve of Sundays, when stores are closed. I worked from home 9to5 for 7+ years and turned that into a digital nomad life in Latin America (always maxing out my travel visas, staying long time at places I loved, it's not like I was on the road 24/7). 8 hours work per day without commute isn't such a big sacrifice. It's even better when you start at like 3AM and when you're finished you take a nap and have whole day of sunlight ahead of you. Unfortunately i lost the job and am now looking to replace it was something equal. The past 7 years were awesome.
same, remote is so awesome it’s hard to go back. Good luck replacing…I lost mine over a year ago and haven’t found another remote one yet.
are you a dev?
@@fixiple2722 what is a dev?
“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest”
Matthew 11-28
yep...as we remember....'all is vanity, chasing after wind'. Our chief end/purpose in life is to glorify God, and enjoy Him forever (Westminster Shorter Cat?)
Excellent video Tom. Everything you’re saying rings such a chord with me. I’ve lived everything you’re saying here. I’ve been crispy for the last 10 years. The stress has affected my physical and mental health. I retire in 30 days. It can’t come fast enough. First on my to do list - get healthy again.
I'm glad you liked the video John. We are not alone.
Im sorry to hear the stress is getting to you. But at least you getting out soon.
take care of yourself, you deserve it.
As we get into our 40s and 50s, we start feeling the toll more and more that years of stress have taken. Need more time to relax, and do the things we enjoy with our short time on this planet
This was a very hard video to watch, and not because it was dull.. It was hard to watch because of the visceral reaction I got while listening to your reasoning. I literally got flashbacks to when I was an office drone, before that I followed the herd and spent $100k on college to fit in.
Wow, just wow. This video hit me so hard that I had to take a minute. At least you can take solace in that you now realize how empty your life is. I had the same empty feeling. Not because I was without friends, but because of the obligatory compliance every day all day. This kills your soul.
I went and became a sailor, I'm a merchant marine now. It was a huge culture shock moving from a clean office to an extremely dirty ship but the freedom was worth it. And I'm so much happier.
I think the daily 8h of pretending for survival is the worst.. it makes monsters out of people.
@@pismobiics825this.
omg. the college years. yes I fell for it too.
the sailor life sounds like a dream. I should find something like that too.
Born into wage slavery, schooled to be a docile, happy servant.
great
But it has no meaning it has always been 'dog eat dog' or alternatively 'survival of the fittest/richest/most bloodthirsty/brutal or whatever. I've nearly done 70 years and to be honest I've got no real knowledge of what it has all been for. My gran lived till she was a 104 and then opted for euthanasia (she was Dutch) and she actually said to me once when she was in her late 90's - 'it hasn't been worth the effort'. In the words of David Benatar 'Better to never have been'.
Thats extremely intersting. Thanks for sharing you story
Spoken like a true atheist.
Thats actually scary...I have to figure it out.
Indeed😊
I am a wage slave too at a big company. It is like we are being treated nice but only until we are not needed anymore then we are just disposed, I know that. I try allways to invest and save as much I can so every day I get less and less dependent on the company. I will not quit but it will not be a disaster if they kick me out, and that is a good feeling.
Sounds like you have a good strategy. Good for you!
As an 18 year old, you keep restoring my faith in the older generations
I feel old from reading your comment. :)
But actually. Im what they call a millenial, and I have mentioned the gen x before me, that they are the ones who keep working without actually thinking. They work the hardest. but I feel they do more damage. Im generalizing of course.
At 18 you still have a whole life ahead of you…. Figure out your living etc…. Don’t wait too much either..,time flys by and before you know it you’ll be middle age or worse
Not only money....but trust.
Imagine this. I have access to a house where someone could live....for the cost of utilities. I have an opportunity to help others.....yet, whom can I trust?
The last five people have taken advantage. Imagine this, I could help someone get out from rent, they could save up for a better life...... But who can we trust?
It never ceases to amaze me that people can't act right. I swore off roommates after being taken advantage of too many times. I'm like, if we both pay half of everything then it's great for everybody. But no, never works out. Something wrong with people.
@@skh770 You nailed it. This started about six or seven years ago. Groups stopped renting houses because they could not get along.
Now individuals want to rent rooms and after the world shut down they want private bathrooms.
They say they need the private bathroom to stay safe...but really, they don't clean. How many arguments they must of had over messy kitchens and bathrooms.
I used to send in a maid to help out....but these days the maids are too busy..
....I suppose because few people clean.
I'm switching over slowly from group rentals...to families. It is a slow change....I actually liked the groups way more when they existed.
* Many of the people I talk to daily were once upon a time tenants or roommates. I really liked having roommates....we were clean.
I do the bare minimum and letting go of my fear of being fired
Im in the same club.
I'm a 44 years old engineer with a lot of experience and I'm exactly at this point, seriously considering a complete life change.
I have lost too much health and time working for other people happiness.
@@radosawszmid7822 I would love to hear what you decide to do and how you do it
Great video, I like the cinematic style. I'm trying to escape this 9-5 rat race as well. I don't have passive income or a savings, but I've found a way that works for me. Working half the year at a seasonal job, at a national park in the US. Then take the other half year off and travel, live overseas. You get to live in some beautiful locations as well, as I've done my share of time in big cities and am over it. Well, at least big cities in the US. Too expensive and you have to work long hours at a low wage job, to try to survive and pay for a crappy apartment. I'll still live in big cities in SE Asia, Mexico, South America, etc...Also want more time to work on my music, writing, and videos as well. New sub here to your channel. Greetings from the Grand Canyon!
Thank you.
I like the sound of your life. I have met people who have similar liftestyles.
I could never do it. But it sounds amazing.
We have no control over the value of $, and we don't really own our land.
its a problem.
Nailed it. You said what I've been thinking lately better than I could've
Im glad you liked the video Clint.
learn to fix things, cook your own food, grow your own food
I'm working on it.
Wage slavery: another cog in deck. The numbers.
You must work but your “contribution” is redefined but the “higher ups” more money for them.
Creativity is not respected in corporations.
People are “never satisfied” very true
its a problem.. or a series of them..
what is the solution?
@@TomScryleus everyone has a different talent, should be utilized
Most people won't accept that there could have been something better for them, and they were simply exploited from the start.
They try to dress up the fact they were conned as a work ethic, and then try to force that same con onto their kids as revenge for being duped.
It's a sick cycle.
If you are married, and both of you work part-time and you live in a relatively low cost of living area, I can see that working. Especially if you don't have kids. Working 20 hours a week would give you loads of free time to do other things.
I also feel the dread at the end of vacation, not wanting to return to office, after experiencing a week or two of true freedom.
its painful isn't it??
I just came back after 2 weeks off and I feel this pain. This can't go on like this any longer...
The "evil corporations" is what everyone wants to blame. The problem is, that isn't the only ownership class. When mom and pop invest into a retirement plant like an IRA or 401k, they expect a return on that invetment. That return comes at the expense of low wages for workers, who are the owned class. Yes, mom and pop are also owned, but they also participate in the ownership class. It's essentially a version of the inmates policing themselves.
Imaging working for years to get out of the rat race.. then Governments implement UBI.
yeah
Maybe if humans had to work 25 h per week , 3 days per week, it wouldn't be so bad. But inspite of the fact that productivity is more than 10 times from 1920 ( 40 hours per week established) we still work the same hours after 100 years. Something is wrong. And many humans work much more , maybe 60 hours per week. The system is not fair for the workers.
Ive said this before. If the norm was 3 work days per week, i would not make these videos.
Assuming we undergo an economic reset, returning to sound money and hopefully given access to zero point energy we could easily live on 6 hour, 4 day work weeks. If healthcare was also regulated to disallow extortion of sick people via absurd price gouging, we wouldnt NEED benefits which is nice cause companies could hire for 2 shifts per day for average jobs, morning and afternoon so they can remain open for 12 hours. It'd be great if people were given overtime by law if they worked more than 30 hrs per week, say 1.5x compensation for jobs that are more demanding time wise such as PD/EMS, etc. Ofc, Im just dreaming but let me.
Marx thought with automation and efficiencies people would decide to work less hours and be happy ...but that hasn't happened
So true. A 2 or 3 day work week is closer to my idea of "work-life balance"
the wrong is this: competition requires higher quality and polishing details in an ever more complex machines takes more and more time. Try to build a web application. The basics are quick and simple, but start getting it look and work better and you will get lost in those details as stuff gets more and more complex. the more complex machine the more time it requires to make it even a little bit better, and we are getting into more and more complex machinery. What's the solution? Stop at stuff that just works, forget about polishing it, it is not worth your time. My rule is, do the very minimum required, never jump ahead, this is a good way to both deliver the message preserve your time for other things. Finally, do not bother with technical stuff, tech companies will throw more resources at it than you can, you will lose the game. Learn sales instead.
I have the knowledge and wisdom to wake everybody up with one video.. But A wise man once said "nothing".. I don't want to have someone knocking at my door.. all I can tell you is this : we came with nothing and we're going to leave with nothing.. true freedom is totally the opposite.. you don't need more money you need to be able to survive without money.. and with less things.. what is very hard is to find someone that wants to walk that path with you.. we live in a human Farm and the goal is to escape the farm not to be comfortable in it...
I hear you, but it’s rarely true that “the people at the top make the most from our hard work without lifting a finger”. Most people at the top work harder than most and incur high risk. It’s true they make more, and often way too much more, but trust me, many of them lift many fingers. I am at the top of my company and I work very hard. I am on the job 24/7/365. My employees also work hard, but they have weekends and vacations.
I live in Canada....My ancestors came here for a piece of land not a job..Think about it!!!
constantly think about historical things like that.. its nuts...
I’m 31 and I only have another 60-70 years least of working then I can retire 😂
I think about the 9-5 Enslaving plantation every single day, it took decades of my life and I'm still poor. Thanks Tom for these pearls of knowledge about the theme , I'm happy when I see a new one .
Im glad you liked it
It’s more like 6-6 by the time you prepare get to and finally get back from work.
i live in New York City, am very much overpaid and save/invest as much as possible because this job is gonna go. i am not here to like work. i just wanna make enough then i can sit back and work little and enjoy life for its basics (exercise cheap food from supermarkets free wi-fi at my cheap gym and on and on). i wasted my youth working it away. i don't have much time left on the planet but giving it to an employer is somewhat required to exist in society...
isn't it crazy expensive to live in NYC?
*thank you EVERYONE for sharing your thoughts and experiences!!*
You truly honor me with your comments.
I just took a new job - half the salary and much less stress , ten minutes from home and 4 days a week instead of 5 so I can focus on leaving the rat race and building my own dream in the evenings and on weekends.
My current salary barely covers the bills but I’m taking a risk on myself. If I don’t change - nothing will ever change. Big “go for it” to anyone else taking a chance on themselves. We only get one life - it’s short - go for it.
The most important thing for me is my free time - so I work as little as I have to survive each month.
So 24h of work/week.
No need to earn more and consume more.
We need to stop keeping companies afloat with our time, we should all quit and let everything go to shit
I have been out of the rat race since 2021.
How? Sold mortgaged home at peek value. Bought smaller home in cash. No mortgage.
Oh that means you don’t need money to survive now because you don’t have a mortgage?
@@BrandonLeech I am also confused about this. I could have done the same thing a couple years ago but my one income supports a family of five, and all this would have done is remove one portion of our normal monthly bills and destroy our whole family's community relations (as we would have had to move to a different part of the country to make the financial transaction worth it).
Youll be paying a mortgage as long as you live in your house even after paying your house off by paying prperty tax. Please tell me where in America, when you finish paying your 30 yr mortgage, you then own your home.
its the same here in sweden...
I've tried to reject 9-to-5 several times but it didn't stick. Now it's rejecting me, not in hard terms, but more at a level of purpose, function, and value. I just clicked over 30 years in international finance, for much of it leading negotiations, then moved into governance liaison and advisory. But what is an advisor when no one wants to hear or act on the advice? It's not especially rewarding. I could quiet quit, but that's essentially where I've been for 5 years, and now the kids are in university there's little keeping me in the city. I have writing projects, musical and composition ideas, zen. If I need to change it up, I will.
(PS: the answer to the great conundrum is "yes, pineapple is fine on pizza")
"Need to work more, to escape work", had me convinced he was awake for a second, but then realized he is only awake enough to create content for passive income about passive income.
You started to get to the reality of it when talking about materialism and consumption but then shortly cut off. Sad to see.
You don't escape the system, even those running the system are in the system, even if they choose not to play or participate.
It is about autonomy of self within the system. You are right about the programming. Once you deprogram yourself then you will find that when you become autonomous that society will shun you with stigma for not conforming.
You will also find a web of legal restrictions, regulations, zoning, laws, etc that try to control your autonomy which get stricter ever year. Lobbied for by corporations to make you more like a robot every year.
The experience of freedom is no longer what most think. America may be the "free-est country in the world" but it is greatly less free than it was 30 years ago.
It will be interesting to see your fate Tom if you truly start being free, and what you will sacrifice when you achieve freedom.
Maybe you will lose your marriage, your family, your friends, I guess we will see. You could lose them all anywayeven if you stay in the system.
The difference of right and wrong is no longer moral, but approval by those around you who may have sacrificed their own compass.
you work to buy time to not work, that's what it is ...
I agree. Lost me at the creating passive income part. Just like every other CZcamsr creating content to try and escape the rat race but really doesn't have any answers.
This video is the exact summary of what I was planning and now execute 😂🎉
I am also planning on doing youtube about it because as this video is for me, I want to inspire others!
Thank you for that
This is an instant subscription!
Welcome to the channel.
Let me know when you post a video.
I would love to check it out
I love the way you film your self.. very creative❤❤
thank you. I think these "b-roll shots" give more feeling to the content.
Working minimum wage, two jobs, I survived, but every dime I managed to save was taxed away.
I believe in paying my fair share. But I didn't think I had to pay a billionaires fair share, too.
Will that billionaire pay for my retirement?
The retirement I was t able to save for because I paid their taxes for them?
I find myself watching your videos everyday at work during my lunch break....😕 Definitely want out
That makes me glad to read.
I incorporated myself in 2013 so i can write off everything. everything. cost $250. day to day bills i have to pay, but fuel, insurance, interest on loans, and food when i go anywhere are write offs - means i use it against what i might owe at the end of the year. i am, was, a software/IT guy - a competitor in the Rat Race. I went out on my own in 2014 with a truck. wrote off everything. did that for my goal-time of 5 years. at 5 years i hung it up with a small suitcase of cash. with our crappy administration destroying our economy, banks are broke - they need cash so Sally Lou Rottencrotch can pull out $50 to go buy blue hair-dye. CD's are at 7% on 6 months - that's 14% annually, and that is passive! it turns out i am more creative than i ever thought i was and now making a buck is easy. i estimate i make over $30/hour by the end of the month based on a regular 5/40 work week.
My motto is "I do what I want"
My wife hates my motto
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I'm really enjoying the video.....about the half way point. Super great editing with what looks like your own b-roll. Well done, very well done. tHanks for the video
about 95% of it is my own b-roll.
Planning to retire in my early forties with a pension from the military and hopefully have a decent passive income stream from investments. Life is far more than just work.
_Capitalism is bad._ It really is that simple. You're over-complicating it unnecessarily because you've swallowed propaganda since your birth. Every problem you describe is exactly the picture-perfect definition of capitalism. Capital isn't just "money" or "commerce." It's all the forms of intangible surplus wealth, assets really, that entitles you to total dictatorial control over the labor of those beneath you. It is, in essence, _rule by capital._ It is the estate of the modern aristocrat. Your toothbrush does not count because it is not an asset that entitles you to the surplus labors of others. It's a personal belonging but it isn't the lever to power.
Those who have capital are automatically entitled to wealth generated on that capital into perpetuity. Forever. The oven in the corporate chain restaurant is never paid off. You're always paying rent on it. It is the estate of your social betters. That is capital. Should the local lord choose to close the factory, because it generates less profit than he likes, even if it should ruin your community, then you don't get a vote. It is again, the estate of your social superiors.
In theory, everybody is free to own capital. _In theory._ But as with the old regime of feudalism, there's ranks of nobility. The ranks aren't always clear-cut, codified or obvious, but they're there. As is the social status. But unless you really own so much capital that you're functionally a prince, you're not part of the ruling class, you're the peasantry. Our princes can afford to buy out politicians and influence the halls of power.
Bezos and Musk are princes. They own entire private utilities that control the fabric of our lives. You _need_ Amazon. You _need_ Twitter. You don't get a vote. This is their estate to dispose of as they wish. If you own a large but not perverse amount of wealth, then you're middle-nobility, living in service and bondage to your social betters. Relatively less bondage, but bondage nonetheless. Small businesses are often infamous for being tyrannically toxic places to work. These are the petty barons of capital. Over their estates, they have total dictatorial control. We do not have a democracy when your workplace is a dictatorship.
The skilled workers? The prestige occupations? You're the yeomen. The house servants. The miller. The loyal samurai that guards the bedchambers. You get better treatment, but you're still a peasant. Doctors and programmers still delude themselves into thinking their position of relative advantage makes them superior to the less prestigious trades. This medieval guild mentality is not to the benefit of either of those trades. If you have contempt for your 'lessers' on account of this position of relative advantage, then you're a fool.
If you're lucky, the lord is a generous and virtuous lord, but your lord he remains. A good king, is at the end of the day, still a king. He perpetuates the evils of monarchy. This has not changed under capitalism. A good steward of capital is still an aristocrat at the end of the day and must, by necessity, oppress you in some measure. Do not be foolish enough to believe that a generous lord means that you are well-served by capitalism.
We didn't get rid of the aristocracy, we just atomized it, removed the titles and added more invisible ways of accruing wealth beyond simple land ownership. We commodify intangibles like time, personal information, hell, even _art._ Generative AI trained on the shared legacy of all past artists laboring passionately on projects. Everything can and will be subsumed into a type of asset. If we haven't it's because we haven't invented it socially yet or found the right technology to do so. Back then, commodifying such things was considered a great socially taboo evil in many cultures. Some things were considered too sacred to be bought and sold. Now, it is normalized.
Any other characterization of capital is a false one. Pure bunk and propaganda. Neofeudalism is the logical end state of capitalism functioning as intended. It is, by its necessity, corrupt. You know this, because you understand that profit is the only god of the system. Everything _must_ have its price. That is the entire point. You only think capitalism is good, because like the monarchists of old, you've been bred and trained to believe your chains are the natural order of the universe. Liberal democracy can stem neofeudalism, but only for so long. A constitutional government that exists to check the unfettered power of capital is not in the best interests of capital. And money votes.
It is correct and right to hate capitalism for the same reason that it is correct and right to hate monarchism. Capital must be abolished. There is no other way. I doubt many of you will listen. Likely we will just live eventually in company towns guarded by private armies in the possession of some lord or other and that will be the only law remaining. Humanity cannot afford this or it will go extinct.
you could be more right than you know.
I still don't want to get into that debate. it doesn't solve anything.
@@TomScryleus
Even so, I felt it necessary to push back on the idea that "capitalism is just when work and trade." As both existed long before capitalism.
You noted that simply grabbing your bag and escaping the rat race doesn't really do anything about the system, it feeds into it.
So either we must accept that there is no solution for the vast majority of us, or I must point out the obvious: _There is a systemic fix._
capitalism is basically cheating one another into buying stuff. If strong regulation were introduced no cheating would survive, the whole system would collapse. Governments do not regulate much because they would kill their economies and all the scam in them. There is no economy without scamming people, there is no capitalism without it either. None of us would survive 6 months without cheating others. Those who can't cheat go to work and help their employers, the mobster, steal from others, as it lasts and they see it, they develop depression. Employers do not employ those whose cvs have gaps or similar stuff as they know those are people who might have tried something on their own and simply are afraid of being cheated. It is a game, and the word game should be replaced with word deception everywhere. Any game where people stand up against each other is based on deception, economy is a primary example ...
To those who are done with work, you are in very good company. This is not just a generational thing. There are many who are tired of the way things are, who worked hard to change things and watched them get worse. What are you doing without work? What ideas do you have for people not working to survive? How can you help? How can we be part of the solution together? Unity is our strength. If you don’t believe that, look anywhere in history. When people are divided, they fall.
This has to be the best video I have ever seen!
you are to kind.
Money is the problem but, probably, the solution lays on downsize my expenditure habits, my cost of living. Once one realize what kind of life want to live then search for fund it. Money is also a trade that is far, very far to cover the cost of make it.
As always a great video, Tom!
Hi Tom, I like your videos. I get where you are coming from, but I was wondering, do you live in Sweden? If so, my outsider sense is the quality of life there is much better on average, compared to the US.
yes I live in Sweden, the south of Sweden.
Its difficult for me to compare with other countries, as I have lived here my entire life.
Some things that I appreciate, is that healthcare and education is free here. even medicines and health aids (like hearing aids) are pretty much subsidized.
but the wage slavery part is pretty much the same here as anywhere else.
I worked construction in nyc for 28 years and recently retired 7 years early. Took a hit on my pension but I don’t care. I do not regret leaving.
Damn this is good. I am glued to the screen
Glad you liked it
Tom, good video and good channel. I left the corporate rat race at age 51 in April after a successful 25+ year career in the energy industry. I simply gave my notice and left. I declined requests to stay. I made the decision and I was sticking with it. I realized that I had missed so much of living life and that had to change going forward. Absolutely no regrets. I hope you and others can break free too.
Thank you. Appreciate it. And congrats of escaping. I envy you. I will hopefully escape next year
we live in a debt based society so not capitalism .
should be a word for it...
@@TomScryleusit’s called slavery
My Mom worked unpaid overtime every week for 30 years in additon to her regular hours. Her employer didn't even pay her enough to afford a car. Her bosses received expense accounts that paid for their cars completely and my Mom had no money for anything other than rent and food. At the end, when she retired after 30 years, they gave her a keychain.
Hhmmm... I'm beginning to get skeptical about this channel. 🤔
Hear me out.
Maybe this channel is all just another marketing trick.
That you picked this niche and pretended you cared, when in reality you're only doing it because you see it as a potentially lucrative niche.
Are you in reality using your audience, and only doing content you think they resonate with?
I'm beginning to question your authenticity. 😮
I appreciate your questions and think it’s important to challenge people and companies. I’m not insulted by your skepticism; in fact, I wish more people would question authenticity.
First, let’s address the elephant in the room: yes, I make money from my content. I can’t be the only CZcamsr doing that. Many creators pretend they don’t do it for the money, but behind every big CZcamsr is a business with financial intentions. I’ll get back to that in a moment.
Now, let’s talk about authenticity. I believe you can be genuine and have lucrative motives at the same time. If I weren’t authentic, people would notice. My authenticity is what drives most of my views-when I made the video "Wage Slavery Broke My Spirit," I was honest about my struggles with the 9-5 rat race. That resonated with people, and yes, it brought in more views and revenue.
Since I have subscribers who are interested in wage slavery content, should I stop making those videos just because they're lucrative? It’s only natural to create content that resonates with my audience. This is how CZcams works; there’s nothing shady about it. We provide what people want and get paid through ads and affiliate links. We don’t charge for our content, but we don’t create videos solely for fun either.
I aim to deliver what my subscribers signed up for. Most of them came for the wage slavery videos, and I genuinely care about this topic. I plan to document my journey of escaping wage slavery. However, I also want to create other content, which is why I have separate channels for tech, crypto, and cameras. I even plan to start a more personal vlog channel someday.
I don’t have any products to sell (other than music and a book I wrote in Swedish), and I don’t pitch anything on this channel yet. I have affiliate links and ad revenue, and I plan to leave my 9-5 by the end of this year or next year to become a full-time CZcamsr. I will definitely explore more ways to monetize my content (as I mentioned in my last video).
While I don’t want to solely monetize my content, I can't have it both ways. If I were financially independent, I’d love to offer free content without ads or sponsorships. But I’m not a savior, and my motivations aren’t entirely altruistic. Making these videos takes a lot of time-filming, editing, and investing in camera gear and microphones. While I truly love it, it’s still work. Sometimes it feels even harder than my day job, especially since I currently earn more there.
I hope this response addresses your skepticism. If you have any more concerns about my "genuineness", please let me know.
Grifters gonna Grift
How am I grifting?
I agree with you that one good path out is to get multiple sources of passive income, like rental property income, stock/index fund income. But as you mentioned, in order to grow that forest in the first place, you generally have to be a part of the system for quite some time just to generate the funds to accomplish those passive income goals. And like you mentioned, once you are in that system, many people simple never get out, even the ones that eventually can.
comfort is a drug, the only way out is to reduce it to minimum. Only then your eyes open and you see who is drugging you and how to stop it. We have all been made addicts, the only way out is through becoming less dependent on the drug ...
This video is so amazing!! subscribed within minutes!
thank you
Get into a niche sector where you can differentiate yourself and be in high demand, enabling you to be self employed (yes you may have to tske some backwards steps and grind but with the end goal in sight). And/or if you have a degree, go teach English in Asia for a year or two. Living expenses and housing is paid. Pay is good. Save, save, save. That gives you the breathing space to pay off debt that's keeping you trapped. And it gives you space to think about what you really want. This is exactly what I did. I paid off all my student loans this way.
I don’t think you are ”part of the problem” by making things that people consumed. Being alive is definition of needing to consume. My only objection is “when is enough?”. Like you said, Joe didn’t need 200 million dollars and many company CEOs as well. I think our society would be much better if we actually shared more with people what they actually need to consume
exactly. who among us would turn down 200m.. maybe jeff bezos..
I don't know how to change this "human flaw"..
its in our instinct to survive I guess..
@@TomScryleus I agree, I think so too. A product of our ancestors living in scarcity
why is it so much harder to practice... it must be the consumption culture.
I should make a video about this.
the problem is that if one person gets millions and is able to pay more for stuff around, prices go up for everybody. Paying a couple of people much more is a source of troubles for everybody.
Awesome video my man, nice edit, good and recognizable content, keep it up.
Thank you so much. I try.
I was i top performers at work the half the guys around me were bums i got zero recognition i was not part of the click. Retired miss them losers zero percent.
Don't be the cog...be the machine. Money is freedom not happiness. All very valid points...love the content. With the current state of the economy, I'd imagine plenty of people are dreaming of a better quality of life. Being a wage slave has many detrimental effects, yet we accept it. My approach requires hard work by starting a business, investing, reducing the cost of living, and finding my own path. If you don't choose the outcome, someone else will. Discipline and baby steps over time compound like interest.
I have to go to work today at the evil corporation I work for 1 day of the week today is the one day I absolutely despise but luckily it’s only for 6 hours and then I’m free again.
you got this!
I think work has become crappy because because of greed and and high number of people looking for jobs.. employers treat you anyhow because if you quit because of poor conditions they can always replace you within a minute as there are many people in need of jobs..
The more people become independent the more employers are forced to step up if they want to retain employees.. I'm saying this because at the end of the day we can not all be independent at least if conditions can improve for those who are left working
I really dig your videos. But I think one of your problems (and you admit as much in this video) is you don't live like a minimalist. You have a nice house, lots of "tech gadgets" (I assume), a wife (women DO COST MONEY trust me I have quite a few!), and, well I don't know what else. But the more of these things you eliminate, the more freedom you have. I have traveled to almost 100 countries and have lived for years and years without having to work. The most money I ever earned was 63K in a year (and that only lasted a few years). How is this possible? Well its possible because I can travel on about 15K a year. You would be amazed at what you can do if you're willing to get rid of luxury and give up material possessions, etc. What you loose you gain in a LOT of FREEDOM.
You could be more right than you know.
Minimalism is something I wish for in my life. But truth is I like having stuff.
Your life sounds great, keep it up.
You said it well. Specially if you are from west, you can get out and live in third world countries
You have multiple women at the same time?
Never work hard if you can get away with it. Always work on yourself, your projects, your dreams. Corpos don't care about your dream unless if helps their bottom line. Your dreams are better than theirs
Interesting video. Some jobs are totally soul sucking and dull. So work for yourself. Do what want and serve others. Provide something that people want and desire. Love God and love people and treat people the way you want to be treated. Work becomes enjoyable and fulfilling. Anyone can do it.
Yep. Civilization is in decline. The world is burning. I look forward to the other side. NDE'ers say the other side is wonderful. Until then my wife and kitties give me my moments of joy. It would be nice for the opportunity for more of those moments.