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harris411

harris411

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So, been sitting in the pub tonight and taken a torrent of abuse from a couple of guys who "work" for a living (old friends). Get a real job, stop moving from one scam to the next, contribute to society ect - what I see as pathetically lame arguments, but distilled into their conformist intellects .

OK, so I ain't ballin making big cash, but being a half arsed affiliate has helped me travel and live a lifestyle beyond what I could otherwise have hoped for, supplementing my income to provide a decent standard of life in settings where it would otherwise not have been possible. Now sitting back at home and taking this shit from these people really fuks me off. After 3 years living in Asia I'm somewhat skeptical that I can reintergrate myself into life here, or whether I want to . . . . . .
 


I always love it during the few times our entire family is together for dinner. My sister-in-laws are in there, trying to place me on a point within their world view, but I don't fit anywhere on there. I don't have a wife with 1.6 kids, work in the oil patch, love hockey, live in a nice house within the sub-burbs, drive 50 mins to work each day, or am indebted until I'm 80. So then the interrogation and judgements begin as if I'm an alien from a far-off place, or something.

Then of course all their kids overhear, so they get intrigued and start asking questions about what I do, my travels, my life, etc. My sister-in-laws will quickly jump in, and try to hush them up, because god forbid they think outside of the world their parents have raised them in.

This is usually the time I just go out to the patio, and have a beer with my brothers and parents. :)
 
Just laugh and smile, content in the knowledge that they're insanely jealous that you've found a way to escape the 9-5 ratrace through hell that is their existence, and just want you to be miserable along with them.

Make sure to tell them how much money you made while you were asleep last night ;)
 
It's almost as though people believe there is one way to live life, to conform and to oblige. Stepping out of their realities causes some dissonance. Typing this thread makes me realize I need to leave and travel again . . . . . .
 
To be honest I don't hang out with the same people I did years ago. People think you are either scamming, being lazy, or wasting your time when you work online, and that's because they cannot understand it. Friends like this bring negative energy and are doing more than good. And the funny thing is once they find out you are actually successful online they want to be your best friend and for you to tell them the "secret".
 
Don't get down from it, it probably happens to anyone who works on line. People are conditioned to think you can't break out on your own and do your own thing. Their loss.

Just get in there face and start pointing out everything that makes them a failure. The proof is in the pudding. Point out how miserable they are working where they work, because they probably are. I would think, from experience, that people would be more interested in your story.

Funny a month or so ago I met a pro gamer, he was very forthcoming. He doesn't make that much money from it, but spends all days competitively playing video games (COD). I was so enthralled with his story, I thought it was awesome. Work at McDonalds or play video games for a living, not a hard choice if you have the skills.

Anyways there have been a few threads about this in the past, dig them up and read them.
 
Philip P said:
Choose carefully the people you spend time around...
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Really, really good advice. For the people you can't reasonably eliminate from your life (family)...get really good at the art of changing the subject.

Even more important than dealing with their comments, though, is avoiding the temptation to rub your lifestyle in their faces and make subtle jabs at "normal" life. It's really easy to do when you're happy being different, but all it does is make them more defensive and it makes you look like a jerk. Just be happy doing what you do, let the comments roll off, and eventually they'll chill out.
 
Meh, I'm starting to distance myself from my current set of friends. I'm just in a completely different mindset then they are and to be quite honest, their constant negativity holds me back. It's tough living in a small area though. There's hardly anybody here that can match my entrepreneurial drive to never have to rely on anybody for a paycheck.
 
People will hate, period. Your friends seem to be jealous. My friends see the homes, cars, boats - and the friends I grew up with tend to hate, which is a common occurrence. When you succeed in life, whether your a millionaire or you just get by to live a life of traveling like you said, get ready for the haters to hate. That's just life.

Remember; don't fail or give in. This is what they want, if anything - this should motivate you even more to succeed.
 
lolz bro I dunno how that should bother you... When I tell people I work online from home, some of them think I'm lying and actually do nothing, to which I reply you're right bro, I really suck at life
 
I live in Asia and I know lots of guys who have moved back to their small towns in America and either (a) moved back to Asia pretty quickly, (b) moved to a big city in the US, or (c) been pretty unhappy in their hometowns. Most people can`t relate to someone who has opted out of the regular life routine and lived overseas or done IM, but at least in a big city you have more people to choose from and you can find people who relate or think it`s cool.

There`s the theory that in 5 years from now you will be the average of the 5 people you spend the most time with, and the books you read. Think hard about whether your current crew will have the kind of influence on you that you want. And in the meantime read books by people you want to become like.
 
Rage9 said:
He doesn't make that much money from it, but spends all days competitively playing video games (COD). I was so enthralled with his story, I thought it was awesome. Work at McDonalds or play video games for a living, not a hard choice if you have the skills.
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wow last time I read this was on a clickbank fake reviews site. Must be cool if true. Also inb4 you get PMs for "tips" for getting started with this.
 
jacky8 said:
lolz bro I dunno how that should bother you... When I tell people I work online from home, some of them think I'm lying and actually do nothing, to which I reply you're right bro, I really suck at life
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This. I don't understand why I keep reading about guys in the IM game trying to justify their existence to their "friends". If they give you stupid comments, give them stupid responses.

"Oh get a real job"
"yah bro you're totally right. gunna go back to school so I can finally apply for a job at burger king"
 
Kiopa_Matt said:
I don't.....love hockey
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But seriously, anytime someone gives me shit, I ask them to compare bank accounts. Ends the conversation pretty quick....I just hope no one actually wants to play one day.
 
No wonder your friends and family hurl abuse at you, you have an obvious "I'm better than you because I make money on the internet" attitude.
 
similar to being a stock trader... realizing how sheepish/conformist most people are is pretty much my job.

"The fact that most people are too stupid to know how dumb they really are is the fabric holding our society together."
 
jacky8 said:
wow last time I read this was on a clickbank fake reviews site. Must be cool if true. Also inb4 you get PMs for "tips" for getting started with this.
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I don't know what tips I could give. I don't do it, I run a business. This other guy plays video games for a living. Even streams his shit online. Pretty cool if you ask me. Gotta have a lot of skill to do it though.
 
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