Pretty much the story of my friend. He makes a ton of money as a computer scientist, but he worked for it as far as his education went. He just had a stable family to live with so no rent, he had a father who got him a job which paid like full time but allowed a flexible schedule, paid for his car and phone, etc...

He studied his ass off and was always at the school, but it's because he had the support to be able to do that. We literally live opposite lives in almost every respect. I had none of what he had and so I'm stuck working in a factory living in someone's garage. I couldn't dedicate the time for what I thought I wanted and couldn't risk spending the money to try as I have to move way too often and need a hefty savings for first month, security, broker fee... Being poor is expensive lol

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago

This is why capitalism is anti-meritocracy. It creates inequality of opportunity by design. Like every argument for capitalism, it actually defeats itself if you think critically.

Capitalists are the ones that oppose meritocracy, innovation, consumer choice, personal freedoms, avoiding bureaucracy, efficiency, competition, and human well-being. They're the ones who believe in free lunches, not the people who advocate for social safety nets. They think their system is stable and realistic, but they're the ones living in fantasy land for thinking they can exploit without repercussion.

They're in for a bad time like the rest of us, but they're probably too stupid to understand that it's their fault.