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Originally Posted by Gridlock
Right now, the line on the curve is bent towards the top(in an exponential fashion) where the hard work is so front loaded for the poor that they stop.
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You're right about the curve being bent, you're wrong about it being hard and why it is front loaded.
It is not hard, its actually easier than ever to get ahead today than anytime else in history. We have tons of social programs, easy access to credit (if you use it for good, not waste it on iCrap), great education systems, subsidized education, ... and the economic model of eBay, iStore, ... easily allows the little guy to get in on the action.
So why does it seem hard? This also answers why its front loaded. People just just fucking lazy and entitled. It happens as societies advance and people stop moving for a better life and demand one be provided for them where they are. This bends the curve, cause most blame the system and heavily weigh down one end creating a front loaded curve.
I went from bankrupt at 18, to making 6 figures before I was 30 (which puts me in the 5%, one day hopefully the 1%). I went from worrying if I'll make next month's rent and studying hard to keep my scholarships, to having enough put away in my RRSPs to fund my retirement before I was 30yo and buying my first house at 25yo. It was easy, there's was tons of help available to me.