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[quote=Anonymous]I think the point is that some people don't really understand who the world works until they've already made some bad choices. I feel like the people who are like "make better choices" are ignoring that if you don't know any better, that's actually not possible.

I feel a certain empathy for NYC publishing lady even though I made much more practical choices. I went to law school instead of getting an MFA (even though I very much wanted to major in English and try to make a career of writing/editing, I just knew I couldn't afford it). But I didn't do as well in law school as I hoped, graduated into a recession, never got a Big Law job or even an almost-Big Law job, and then struggled with work/life balance when I had a kid. I'm a lot better off than the woman who wrote that piece, but I still have a ton of debt, live in a tiny condo and can't afford to move, and feel a little stuck in a big city but lack professional options ins lower COL areas. And yes, I look at my "peers" who I went to school with who turned out to have a lot of resources I didn't have, including just a better understand and familiarity with this world I now live in, and family members who also understand it and could provide not just financial assistance but real guidance.

I wouldn't say I have class rage. But I do grow pretty disillusioned with people. I have no tolerance for listening to rich people complain, for starters. Happy to hang out, but if you want to whine about stuff I'm going to bow out. Rich people problems all sound dumb and entitled to me. I also feel like a lot of people take too much for granted. Help from family, the convenience of being able to throw money at problems, a sense of belonging in their industries, mentors, etc. Often it seems like they don't even recognize what an asset that stuff is. They want to be treated as though they 100% earned every bit of their wealth, but obviously luck and superior circumstances played a role. I know people who graduated well below me in my class but now probably make 10x my salary. It's not because they are smarter or worked harder.

Life is not fair. Everyone knows that. I do think it would be better for us all if we acknowledged it more often. I get weary of hearing wealthy people who got a leg up talk about the fairness of the system. It's not naive, it's manipulative.[/quote]

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