Broke People Shouldn't Watch TV

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Not sure if it's just a american thing but people act like leisure activities are a necessity
If I'm in hustle mode then I'm really in a focused state. I get enjoyment from making progress in whatever I'm focused on.
That mentality allowed me to spend 8+ hours studying leetcode and system design when I already was capable of getting 6 figure jobs. I had a goal and prioritized my time accordingly to get to another level. What's wrong with that?
If I was legitimately poor in 2024, I don't mean I make $60k and can't afford a Manhattan apt poor I mean welfare poverty level, then TV and social media would be the last thing on my mind
 

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I will give dude the benefit of the doubt and imagine he actually had some real shyt to say during that conference he was at
 

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Not sure if it's just a american thing but people act like leisure activities are a necessity
If I'm in hustle mode then I'm really in a focused state. I get enjoyment from making progress in whatever I'm focused on.
That mentality allowed me to spend 8+ hours studying leetcode and system design when I already was capable of getting 6 figure jobs. I had a goal and prioritized my time accordingly to get to another level. What's wrong with that?
If I was legitimately poor in 2024, I don't mean I make $60k and can't afford a Manhattan apt poor I mean welfare poverty level, then TV and social media would be the last thing on my mind
So you saying thats just a American mentality?

What country you from?
 

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TV is literally made for broke and unoccupied people.
And that's not a good thing.

I used to sell cable packages by the neighborhood.

Most of the most expensive cable packages were sold in broke ass neighborhoods. A lot of rich neighbourhoods got basic packages or nothing but internet

That shyt was an eye opener.
 

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So basically, unless you’re wealthy you don’t deserve to have any level of joy in life

See this is why we need a real revolution in this country like the French did back in the day. Some people need to have their houses set on fire and beat up in the streets
I think revolution is possible in America but it won't be through physical fighting

Artificial intelligence, deep fakes, and hacking can do more damage. U.S. military would stomp anybody. Not much an AR can do against a F-22

Don't know how hard the gov would come down in that type of scenario. Maybe they'd wanna protect their image, or maybe not since insurgents would no longer be citizens
 

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So you saying thats just a American mentality?

What country you from?
No, I literally said I don't know if it is in the OP you replying to
I'm american and thus most familiar with the mentality of.........the avg american :ohhh:
I don't live in another country so can't speak on that and don't want to fall for the "immigrant fallacy" so not making any assumptions. Not sure why that triggered yall


Its a “I never visited other countries” mentality
Yall really say anything on here. I've been to over 30 countries and have been traveling consistently since 2008, I went to 4 in 2023 alone. England, Netherlands, Belgium, and Mexico
 

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Sports keeps people from wilding out. Literally people will merk their own entire families if the we lost power long enough. Also Ngl I used to shyt on sports when I was younger but the tension during the game and the release makes you feel like a winner even when you lose at life.


But no lie if you cut out internet and tv you can level up a little bit
 

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No, I literally said I don't know if it is in the OP you replying to
I'm american and thus most familiar with the mentality of.........the avg american :ohhh:
I don't live in another country so can't speak on that and don't want to fall for the "immigrant fallacy" so not making any assumptions. Not sure why that triggered yall



Yall really say anything on here. I've been to over 30 countries and have been traveling consistently since 2008, I went to 4 in 2023 alone. England, Netherlands, Belgium, and Mexico
The way the post was written made it seem like you was speaking as a foreigner, but I would argue America is probably one of the top hustler countries in the world
 

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Sports keeps people from wilding out. Literally people will merk their own entire families if the we lost power long enough. Also Ngl I used to shyt on sports when I was younger but the tension during the game and the release makes you feel like a winner even when you lose at life.


But no lie if you cut out internet and tv you can level up a little bit
Ever since the Roman’s entertainment was supposed to be a useful distraction
 

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Sports keeps people from wilding out. Literally people will merk their own entire families if the we lost power long enough. Also Ngl I used to shyt on sports when I was younger but the tension during the game and the release makes you feel like a winner even when you lose at life.


But no lie if you cut out internet and tv you can level up a little bit

On the real, its not even TV...it's social media like what that asshead using as a platform. It causes frustrating and feeling of being a failure, even though those who claim that they are influencing are some of the most miserable, evil, hateful, vanity driven slaves.

Throughout the decades, media being consumed by heads through television has more ups than downs. You have kids wanting to be like Mike, you have folks wanting to be writers, actors, and even wrestlers.

Hell, video games alone introduced a world where folks don't have to seek validation and just enjoy themselves.

The internet used to be a haven for knowledge, gaming, meetups, and true to form content.

Facebook was the founding leader of destroying communities, ripping families apart, and causing mass suicides and homicides, all from a like button. I experienced the shyt myself as my mother (RIP) was petty online trying to make it seem like I was wrong for leaving the city behind and constantly make me feel bad for being a father, a husband, and a family man.

Bad enough, I had "friends" who used to add me just to see what I'm doing, as its some sort of coping mechanism if I'm doing shytty. Once my mother died, I deleted every form of social media, and guess what....I feel blessed and at ease. I tried to do the IG thing a while back, but the algorithm was too eerie as it focused on interracial couples (no hate but WTF), feet (as semi foot clan, read the room :why: ), and even had the gall to include wombats in the mix, like the whole site was fukking with me.


Bottom line, social media led to all of this madness, including the talking head posted in the OP. We are living in a world where an influencer can give good reasoning for folks to jump off of a bridge, and you have one dude going :lupe: "head or feet first?"
 
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