It's not about working hard. It's about working smart. For example,

1. stay in school

2. learn the material in school

3. don't do drugs

4. don't do crimes

5. go to college, picking a major that pays well

That is a ticket to the middle class, and just about everyone in the US can do this.

BTW, I paid back my college loans.

I'm also well aware that I missed the chance to be a billionaire several times. I know I'm missing another opportunity right now, but am not seeing it.

It was not a given that Garry's work was valuable.

>Now imagine you tell someone with poor mental health who struggling at a low paying job that all you have to do is write something 100 times a day to make it happen.

Sorry, did you think I was suggesting that it was good advice? Or that Doctor's should prescribe it?

> It aligns very closely with conservative thinking - a lot of conservative people think they worked hard for what they have, not realizing that they have been given a massive runway (such as not having college loans to pay back, being in a good school district, having parents who aren't crazy busy with work to dedicate time to support them, and so on)

The train has left the station. I do not think you were on it.