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Aristus

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4. Yep. Right up there with the breezy, but idiotic: "You can become a billionaire, too, if you just work hard enough".

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Thu Jun 25, 2026, 02:24 PM

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I've worked hard since I entered the work force at the age of 14. No billions in sight. Doesn't matter. I do have a comfortable income. But all the exhaustion I feel at the end of a workweek doesn't make me feel any closer to being a billionaire. Never quite got the hang of letting others do my work for me, and exploiting underpaid labor. That is what makes a billionaire...

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