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it’s a pie eating contest where the reward is more pie
To end it (with cash-flowing investments!).
Subject Expert
Yup. The rat race does have off ramps if you can find them. Most people won’t.
Mentor
Because we love the collegial big law environment...
Subject Expert
Well I have to do some job to pay the bills, might as well do this one
Enthusiast
For many years, I was driven solely by spite, ego, and the need to prove haters wrong. I’ve finally started to let it go.
Some are driven by money, prestige, work addiction, status, etc.
Me too
$$$$$$$
Subject Expert
Also, if you’re smart you will accidentally rise to the top of various supposedly easy jobs and then you have to supervise morons for a tiny fraction of the money.
Coach
Apparently the point is to make you so exhausted and burned out that you forget what you like to do, so you just continue grinding along because you’re tired…
Sad but true.
When I’m not busy I miss having stuff to do whoops
It’s just a simulation. Have fun with it.
Enthusiast
Because it’s there