Man, I thought I was beyond this...

[Elin Dotsya]

So I'm playing an online game, right? Then some guy asks, "So what do you do for a living?" and I'm like "... I get paid to do surveys." He replies, "that's not a real job, though..not a respectable one." and I say, "but I still make money by marketing." and he's like "So basically you are a leech on society?"

Wtf, lol. I don't know why but that kind of triggered me. I know I shouldn't be that way, but wow. Anyone else ever have these types of situations? Now i'm not even sure if he was being serious, but it's still kind of annoying.

I always hated being part of the near poverty lower class and their mentality. Often times it felt like a crab bucket and whenever one tries to crawl out the others grab unto them and pull. They would always blame the rich for everything, but oftentimes wouldn't do a thing about their shit situation.

If a "Stable" and 9-5 job is respectable then I guess i'm a failure in their eyes, which is ironic considering that they wish they were better off.

 

[JamaicanMoose]

That was rude of him to say.

 

[salaheddine]

Don't mind the wagies. Just do you.

 

[dr4goncl5ws]

Who cares? You're wasting valuable work time by worrying about what someone else said on a video game.

 

[Gogol]

Rule number 1: Don't play video games.
Rule number 2: Don't follow/get offended by what a random stranger on the internet says.

 

[wolfuser]

I guess he'd prefer you said you were in debt with the bank paying a loan you got for your career, in hopes to get a 9 to 5 job later on to to keep paying that loan and a cheap 1 bedroom apartment.

 

[KardoseR]

Have you ever heard of the mute button? I mean also who the fuck cares about what you do for a living in an online game unless they are your friends wtf?

 

[Kuem]

if it''s not a real job, make it a real job you have no reason to give a fuck about what anyone says if it's just there to bring you down

 

[Deleted member 1161191]

https://www.scribd.com/book/3220113...unterintuitive-Approach-to-Living-a-Good-Life

Reading a good book is far better than watching a rehashed course, at least i think.

 

[BassTrackerBoats]

Random guy makes a comment that upsets you while you are playing a video game (I'm really not even sure how that would be done)?

Less Red Bull.

More green Tea.

Life will be a holiday.

 

[Word Wizard]

Surveys help large companies make decisions. When large companies make good decisions it helps drive the economy. Surveys are important. What does a cashier do for society? The fact that they're getting replaced by machines should answer that question.

 

[shadow5]

I prefer to say I work on the internet.

And when they ask what I do, I tell them I write scripts for soft core porn. Stuff like cinemax.

The responses are great.

 

[Bommie]

I mean this kind of ''job'' IS leeching on society. Anyone who says otherwise is deluded.

No reason not to be objective about it even if it's personal. I admit it, I contribute nothing to society.

 

[MR.Spuf]

Don't get offended easily, develop a thick skin. As richer you become, regardless "what survey you do" these "I have a job 9 to 5 average Joe" will try to blame, shame, guilt trip you just because they don't like to see that there is another way, better than theirs and moreover someone it's happy with it.

 

[Deleted member 923340]

That is rude for sure.
But you don't have to go into details when someone asks you what you do for a living.
I do a few porn sites among others, porn is like prohibited shit in my culture. I just say I make money online. That's it.

didn't you have a Clickbank thread?

 

[Kuem]

I mean this kind of ''job'' IS leeching on society. Anyone who says otherwise is deluded.

No reason not to be objective about it even if it's personal. I admit it, I contribute nothing to society.

I'd like to wonder what happens to adults when as kids they don't learn is a scam or not. CPA helps teach them before they actually start paying and getting scammed. If cpa sites came out yesterday I'd still be redoing it wondering where my free xbox was.

 

[Writerly]

I've found that a lot of the people who give me flak about what I do end up asking way too many questions about it. They actually think that this whole thing is easy and that anyone could do it for an extra buck. No one really gets that this "mysterious internet job" is an actual commitment. But I don't usually let that bother me. As everyone else says, just do you. Everything else will fall into place.

 

[The Scarlet Pimp]

i quit caring about random opinions after i realized i couldn't pay my bills with them...

 

[Elin Dotsya]

Who cares? You're wasting valuable work time by worrying about what someone else said on a video game.

I care, that's the point.

Rule number 1: Don't play video games.
Rule number 2: Don't follow/get offended by what a random stranger on the internet says.

I play video games for two reasons. One, to work while I play and two because I make videos while playing games, which could potentially bring in a lot of money (more than I make at least).

Have you ever heard of the mute button? I mean also who the fuck cares about what you do for a living in an online game unless they are your friends wtf?

That person might have been trolling, but they managed to get me.

Random guy makes a comment that upsets you while you are playing a video game (I'm really not even sure how that would be done)?

Less Red Bull.

More green Tea.

Life will be a holiday.

You know, the older I get the less patience I seem to have with the world. I was raised in a very religious family, so I developed this "turn the other cheek" mentality. I'm a very stubborn and rebellious person so it gave me lots of cognitive dissonance. On one hand you want to punch the other person in the face, on the other hand you must be a pacifist. Lost a lot of nerves over the years. I'm slowly learning not to get pushed around, but it's a pain after all the indoctrination.

Don't get offended easily, develop a thick skin. As richer you become, regardless "what survey you do" these "I have a job 9 to 5 average Joe" will try to blame, shame, guilt trip you just because they don't like to see that there is another way, better than theirs and moreover someone it's happy with it.

Believe me, usually stuff like this doesn't affect me, but this time it did. I can see why. Due to my upbringing I always felt inadequate, especially in front of my father, who was an inventor and pretty much could do anything. I, on the other hand didn't understand anything he did or how he was able to do it. I even started reading books about all that stuff and still didn't get it. It's not easy walking in someone's shadow, especially those you care about and respect. The tough skin thing is still being developed. As a child, I would escape into the virtual world instead of building up inner defenses, but then later in life it started to bite me in the ass.

That is rude for sure.
But you don't have to go into details when someone asks you what you do for a living.
I do a few porn sites among others, porn is like prohibited shit in my culture. I just say I make money online. That's it.

didn't you have a Clickbank thread?

I stopped doing that Clickbank journey. It was pretty dumb for me to go after the health and fitness niche, lol. After that I started focusing on crowdsourcing and video editing. I kind of enjoy the latter.

 

[PaintedBlack]

Disregard comments of others Elin, especially dudes like this trash you talked to online, guy probably flips burgers and does an awful job at it so his boss gives him shit every day.
Ironically, he called you a leecher for working in the private sector. You earn your own money by your own surveys no matter how 'simple' that is or whatever the fuck. I had a friend like that who called me a leech for working a simple job part-time for pocket change, while I was contributing to a private business, even if I cleaned the floor and prepared coffee and bought groceries. The guy was working in a government institution. Working 2 hours in an 8 hour work day. Chit chatting for 6 hours and looking at memes and tinder. PAID by the TAXPAYERS. Completely ignoring his duties and responsibilities to the community that pays him the wage he lives on. That's a true leech if I ever saw one.