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How come some people genuinely think society should pay for them just to exist and do what they want all day?

I mean, what makes these people think they're so special that they shouldn't have to get a job doing something that isn't fun enough in their minds, yet the rest of us should in order to support them? I keep finding more and more people like this, and it perplexes me how one can be so delusional and full of themselves.

A good handful of people I know (all of them in their late 20s or older) have quit their jobs to do Twitch, OnlyFans, YouTube, TikTok, or something of the like. A few of them constantly complain about being broke and elicit pity from others, and also beg for money. One of them spends like there's no tomorrow and then proceeds to whine about having no money and begs for it like it's owed to them. Another one publicly bashed their former job with a story that smells very much of BS and is also a perpetual victim. They all have this massive sense of self-importance, like the world should be very concerned with them and look to them for their infinite wisdom with their "influencer" BS, and they all seem to feel entitled to be financially supported by others. Some of them also up and decide to live in a vehicle to travel the country with no job and then have no idea what to do once their money runs out. I even know adults who fully expect their parents to fund their very expensive hobbies and let them live at home rent-free indefinitely. Shit, I know people who are pushing 30 who refuse to get a job because "nothing interests them" or "they're not ready." Like, excuse me?? Do you think people work in places like the sewage treatment plants, in hot and miserable factories and warehouses, or doing highly dangerous jobs like being linemen because they find it interesting? No, it's because somebody has to do it! Also, how are you nearing 30 years old and "not ready" to be an adult and get your shit together? You'd better get ready, because the gravy train won't last forever!

There are even people trying to convince others that they are mentally or physically impaired far beyond what anyone with common sense would believe they are just so someone will pity them and support them. I know someone in their late 20s who actually WANTS to be admitted into a group home thinking they'll just be taken care of, yet gets pissed at their parents asking them to do things and likes to say "I'm an adult, I don't answer to anybody." You absolutely answer to someone if you're living under someone else's roof and being supported by someone else's money, and you WILL absolutely answer to someone, no questions asked, if you move into a group home (not to mention they're not a rest home for people who don't feel like working, that's not how it works). Do they think a group home will allow them the freedom to do whatever they like? Lol.

Oh, and I'm eternally sick of mental health constantly being used as an excuse for this shit. At this point, a lot of these people are milking that for all it is worth. I don't buy for a minute that the same people that can't work "because anxiety" can go to concerts with no problem. The mental health industry absolutely has ownership in enabling this BS, too. Everyone and their brother is suddenly diagnosed with anxiety and depression, and it's starting to lose its meaning at this point.

I don't mean to sound like an ass, lol, but this crap just astounds me. It's even more concerning that there are enabling parents that raise their kids to grow up thinking this is okay, and expecting others to take care of them, and/or believing their comfort and wants are more important than those of others' and that they're entitled to money and things they refuse to work for.
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DestroyerOfIdeologies · 26-30, M
What's wrong with that? It's cool and good if they make enough money on those platforms.
anonnn777 · F
@DestroyerOfIdeologies The problem is that the people I'm talking about don't, hence why they beg for money from others and are usually financially dependent on family members. Only about the top 1% of content creators/etc. make enough to live off of solely off of their online platform with no second source of income. What's even more concerning is what happens when those family members can no longer support them.
DestroyerOfIdeologies · 26-30, M
@anonnn777 Only Fans girl can, if she's comfortable, work for big name company porn, or strip club. And some can maybe teach some sort of class, like cooking. There's things out there that lazy people can do :D
anonnn777 · F
@DestroyerOfIdeologies There is just too much competition for most of them to make it that big, though. Same with content creation in general. Like I said, if they're begging for money and crying about being broke, I don't think this applies to them. 🤣
DestroyerOfIdeologies · 26-30, M
@anonnn777 I'm not sure if it's just 1 percent who truly succeed. But still true many don't make it. There seems to be two types of people you're complaining about. 1) The people who overly spend. If these platforms can sustain their living but they need to spend less ok they can go on a budget and stop buying and owe payments on expensive stuff. 2) The people who really need a different means to support themselves. They can continue doing these as a side hustle, but yes, they truly need to do more. But going back to OnlyFans girl. Being a cam girl or being a real life stripper or being a porn star can be very different. Some might succeed in those when they couldn't at OnlyFans. And similar to someone conducting classes online versus a class in real life, where they have live interaction and give 1 on 1 hands on help. They can try those anyway before trying something else very far off from what they did online or something they don't exactly like, which I advise against. Yeah, they don't have to totally like it but we need them to be proud a bit of their work even if its "sewage treatment plants, in hot and miserable factories and warehouses, or doing highly dangerous jobs like being linemen" as you've said. Cause if they don't do those jobs right, can be bad overall for society. Accidents and poor quality can happen. So, someone very reluctant to do those shouldn't do them.