r/nextfuckinglevel • u/SmoothSun6676 • 17h ago

The Transformation of a Van

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u/Delcap 16h ago

These are the same mfs who claim they only hate the ultra wealthy billionaires. they see some upper middle class shit and lose their little minds. Fucking pathetic

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u/rkiive 16h ago

Class war is doomed to fail because 9/10 people you press on their "eat the rich" stance consider rich asshole to start at $5 an hour more than whatever they make.

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u/Skrappyross 12h ago

I'm an 'eat the rich' person, but if you work for a living, you're not rich.

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u/RudyRoughknight 1h ago

Let me ask you a question about that: Why do you think scientists and highly paid engineers wouldn't side with the socialists?

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u/Skrappyross 1h ago

Huh? I think they would. Generally, the more educated you are, the more likely you are to be left.

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u/jdippey 52m ago

As a scientist, I side with socialists. In fact, we are a social species so it makes more sense to live in a socialist system than a capitalist, individualist system.

But what do I know, I’m just a scientist that you think is aligned with the greed and exploitation of capitalism.

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u/SaltKick2 41m ago

I'd say most scientists would. I imagine most engineers probably still would/do.

Modern Silicon Valley-type tech bros do and would not, are also some of the most vocal, and have some of the most money. To them it is no longer is it about the exploration of what technology can do, while also doing good, but how can I extract as much money from this technology as possible for myself, no matter the cost to other people.

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u/The_Hoopla 29m ago

As a highly paid engineer, I also side with socialists. Being an engineer means you understand orders of magnitude, and even though I make 8 times more than a minimum wage worker, I'm orders of magnitude closer to them than someone worth $100M+.

I also work around extremely high-net-worth individuals for a living, and I can tell you that there is not a correlation between hard work and net worth after $200k/year. In fact, I'd argue that once you hit a net worth of $5 million, there starts to be a rather strong negative correlation between hard work and net worth.

If you've ever worked in corporate America, you'll also notice value provided and net worth have a negative correlation the higher you get.