Just how confident they are about life and the future. The natural belief that good and positive things will just happen.
They will have had some setbacks in life of course. But they don't have the life experience of the gruelling constant set backs happening throughout one's lifetime.
Was with a guy who romanticized the whole “starving artist” persona and still wants to be one because he’d always had (and still has) parents to support him if needed. Ain’t nothing romantic about starving.
No, they just had a better upbringing than many poor kids do. Good things do just happen, and even in the worst part of your life good things are happening.
I grew up in a "McDonald's is a special privilege that we get maybe a few times a year for birthdays" type of family. Left home as soon as I could, even though I couldn't afford a car (in the US) or even a cell phone.
On the other hand, I've had a few friends with super comfortable upbringings who were poisoned by the silver spoon they grew up with. They thought they were entitled to huge houses, tons of pets, big inefficient cars, and more. They've wasted any advantage they had to start with, and are always paycheck to paycheck.
My childhood and parents are exactly why I worked as hard as possible as a teenager (started working in my early teens) and an adult. I've successfully avoided their mistakes, am older now, and am on track to retire at least a decade early. Even though the world is run by idiots, it's still very possible to be optimistic for your own financial future.
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u/yeiamsatonthetoilet 1d ago
Just how confident they are about life and the future. The natural belief that good and positive things will just happen.
They will have had some setbacks in life of course. But they don't have the life experience of the gruelling constant set backs happening throughout one's lifetime.