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Board Economics
Re: Fake it til you make it?
by
o48o
on 21/09/2025, 21:29:30 UTC
What do you do when you meet people who are financially or economically in a better position than you? Let us all be honest here.. we sometimes compare ourselves to our peers and see if they are doing better than us. There are times where, whether it is good or not, we can tell they are doing better in life. Of course we do not know their struggles but we know that financially they are quite more comfortable than you.

In that case, should you try to fake your own situation as to not get pity or should you be honest? When I encounter people who are financially ahead than me I just think that it will be me someday... That I will reach that level too where I would be able to buy whatever they can. So basically I try to make them my inspiration. Do you take inspiration from the rich people or do they make you feel worse?
I don't have any one way to treat people based on their economic status. If i had that, it would mean i believed people with different economic status would be needed to treat differently. That's just weird to me.

I have some rich friends, and even though i am not one, i see us as equals and so do they. Same goes with dirt poor people i know.

While ago i was thinking if i was jealous of their wealth, but then i remembered that they have sacrificed a lot for their wealth. And honestly, i wouldn't want to change places with any of them. Partnerships and friendships be real hard, no matter how much money you have, and seems like rich people i know have way more problems then i do.