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Noir · 08-17-2012, 05:59 PM

Sidetrack:

Going back to the topic of whether or not people CAN be better of with or without Highschool, I do know of one guy I'd like to make an example of.

I have a friend who dropped out of highschool to pursue dancing full time. He's a freakin' bad ass hip hop dancer/breaker, etc. I believe he pursued and studied more traditional forms of dancing like ballroom, etc, etc later on. This guy just loved to dance and it was his life. He taught dance for a living, and studied/practiced dance in his spare time (for fun).

Anyways, the dude is much older than me and I just saw him again/ran into him in the middle of one of his classes (teaching breakdance) and here's what I saw.

This dude is not rich. Hell I don't even think he's middle class (by our 2012 definition). He's definitely not poor like a bum though but he's definitely not making a lot of money. But here's the kicker...

He's happy. He's really really happy. At the time, much more happier than myself even though I estimate I was making at least 3 to 4 times his income. I look at him, and he has that genuine happiness that most of us trying survive the rat race are trying to seem like we have.

So I just wanted to post that story because it seems like all the drop-outs here seem to like to brag how ballin' they are despite not finishing school. Whether some of those are exaggerations or not, I just wanted to post that not everyone measures success by how much money they make. Some people can live @ 20k - $30k a year and be far happier than those making 50k plus.

Oh and BTW, from what I see, this guy is amazing with girls. Far better than your baller in my observation; and he doesn't even try to game. Unlike guys who are ballin' who need to flaunt to attract, these guy does the opposite of flaunting and still getting mad game.

Seriously, this guy is my idol. And he isn't even rich; one of my nicest friends I know of too.

08-17-2012, 05:59 PM	#182
Noir Hypa owned my ass at least once Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Japan Posts: 6,745 Thanked 1,314 Times in 540 Posts Failed 124 Times in 79 Posts	Sidetrack: Going back to the topic of whether or not people CAN be better of with or without Highschool, I do know of one guy I'd like to make an example of. I have a friend who dropped out of highschool to pursue dancing full time. He's a freakin' bad ass hip hop dancer/breaker, etc. I believe he pursued and studied more traditional forms of dancing like ballroom, etc, etc later on. This guy just loved to dance and it was his life. He taught dance for a living, and studied/practiced dance in his spare time (for fun). Anyways, the dude is much older than me and I just saw him again/ran into him in the middle of one of his classes (teaching breakdance) and here's what I saw. This dude is not rich. Hell I don't even think he's middle class (by our 2012 definition). He's definitely not poor like a bum though but he's definitely not making a lot of money. But here's the kicker... He's happy. He's really really happy. At the time, much more happier than myself even though I estimate I was making at least 3 to 4 times his income. I look at him, and he has that genuine happiness that most of us trying survive the rat race are trying to seem like we have. So I just wanted to post that story because it seems like all the drop-outs here seem to like to brag how ballin' they are despite not finishing school. Whether some of those are exaggerations or not, I just wanted to post that not everyone measures success by how much money they make. Some people can live @ 20k - $30k a year and be far happier than those making 50k plus. Oh and BTW, from what I see, this guy is amazing with girls. Far better than your baller in my observation; and he doesn't even try to game. Unlike guys who are ballin' who need to flaunt to attract, these guy does the opposite of flaunting and still getting mad game. Seriously, this guy is my idol. And he isn't even rich; one of my nicest friends I know of too. Last edited by Noir; 08-17-2012 at 06:09 PM.