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It's the author here. There's a lot of feedback and I appreciate it all. A few things to note: 1) I'm not rich and I'm not yet successful (not by my own defini

It's the author here. There's a lot of feedback and I appreciate it all. A few things to note: 1) I'm not rich and I'm not yet successful (not by my own definition anyway). I am pretty much self-sufficient. 2) To the people who are complaining about poor people not having the same opportunity... My target audience are people who have access to the internet. If you can access the internet, you have access to wealth. That's my opinion, anyway. 3) Work hard, play hard. It's good, as long as it's not you working hard and somebody else playing harder because of it. 4) I haven't come from a rich background, I'm not university educated. You can't complain about me coming across as generalizing and then assume I'm a privileged white male. 5) There's plenty of tone in the article that suggests generalization. I appreciate the feedback and I apologise if it seems way too over-generalised but opinions in this area are quite hard to condense into a few words. 6) I still stand by the "if you truly want to have money, you will". If you're reading this, you're on the internet. If you're on the internet then you have access to free education and skills for you to build your own success. Thanks

pwinnski 9y ago
6) Anybody that doesn't have money doesn't want it, then? Or are you playing games with the "you" bit? Anybody that doesn't have money isn't part of "you"?
- springmissile 9y ago
  It's a very complex issue hidden under a very basic mask. It's targeted at the readers. If you're reading a medium post, chances are you can at the very least afford internet. If you can afford internet, the opportunity is there and it's just not being taken. Maybe you don't like working on the internet and you'd prefer to have a job because that makes you happier. That's fine, too. Also, you're assuming that everybody who doesn't have money "truly" wants it. I disagree.
binaryblitz 9y ago
> I am pretty much self-sufficient. You do realize that being "self-sufficient" enough to quit your job makes you wealthier than a vast majority of people on the planet? Even people that "can afford internet". Good luck in your endeavors, but you have a lot to learn.
- springmissile 9y ago
  You do realize that I'm only self-sufficient because I made a business to sustain myself. I wouldn't be self-sufficient if I didn't make that business. Everybody has a lot to learn.

pwinnski 9y ago

6) Anybody that doesn't have money doesn't want it, then? Or are you playing games with the "you" bit? Anybody that doesn't have money isn't part of "you"?

springmissile 9y ago
It's a very complex issue hidden under a very basic mask. It's targeted at the readers. If you're reading a medium post, chances are you can at the very least afford internet. If you can afford internet, the opportunity is there and it's just not being taken. Maybe you don't like working on the internet and you'd prefer to have a job because that makes you happier. That's fine, too. Also, you're assuming that everybody who doesn't have money "truly" wants it. I disagree.

binaryblitz 9y ago

> I am pretty much self-sufficient. You do realize that being "self-sufficient" enough to quit your job makes you wealthier than a vast majority of people on the planet? Even people that "can afford internet". Good luck in your endeavors, but you have a lot to learn.

springmissile 9y ago
You do realize that I'm only self-sufficient because I made a business to sustain myself. I wouldn't be self-sufficient if I didn't make that business. Everybody has a lot to learn.