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1stbaam t1_ir4eeu6 wrote

Reply to comment by Slant1985 in [Image]Patience and motivation. by Ok_Chocolate_3480

His point not to give people unrealistic expectations of what they can aspire to be. Being a pilot is not a viable or affordable career route for most people.

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Slant1985 t1_ir536yq wrote

No but being a baggage handler is, and then working your way forward towards other goals you set for yourself certainly is.

His point of OP becoming a pilot because he had a loving parent and a certain socioeconomic upbringing is dismissive of the time, effort, and sacrifice OP himself made for his accomplishment.

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jmconrad t1_ir5ybwn wrote

Also just to add - he said he was raised by a single parent making 50k in NYC. u/FreeMyMen then extrapolated (not certain why) that he was referencing what that parent’s earnings were 15 years ago (???), did some arithmetic, and then labeled this guy privileged and not deserving of praise.

bunch of bullshit and shameful activity by someone who spends every waking second on Reddit and is looking to rationalize why hes a loser while the people who go outside are capable of success.

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Slant1985 t1_ir6wx4j wrote

Dude has a major chip on his shoulder, that’s for sure. Hopefully, he’ll realize that plenty of us without a privileged upbringing still went on to make something of ourselves. Also success and happiness looks different for everyone. Just because it was becoming a pilot for one guy doesn’t mean that’s the metric to hold everyone to.

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cragion t1_irk778a wrote

Ya bro, unless you're born in a gutter by a Crack fiend who leaves you and are then raised by raccoons, you're success means absolutely nothing

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jmconrad t1_ir5tdzr wrote

Join the military - they’ll pay for your pilot training and pay you while you do it! Alternatively, take out a loan or save money..

This attitude that you can’t succeed if you’re not born into privilege is dead wrong and prohibitive to people who are actually willing to take adversity head-on.

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1stbaam t1_ir5vj8z wrote

>This attitude that you can’t succeed if you’re not born into privilege is dead wrong and prohibitive to people who are actually willing to take adversity head-on.

I agree but dying for oil isn't a good example.

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jmconrad t1_ir5vx1a wrote

Ha! Fair point… Coast Guard has pilots!

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