I just ran into someone who I went to school with (~3 years younger than me), whose family I used to know…
They’re very rich (definitely 1%ers), and extremely degenerate…
Her brother is now a tranny. Her father is an androgynous weirdo, and both of her parents are constantly high on designer drugs, every time I run into them (usually at concerts or music festivals, being obnoxious).
This girl… Tells me she has just bought a house. In one of the most expensive houses in my hometown. We’re talking $2M+, average…
So I ask her what she is doing.
“Oh, I’m a professional content creator now. I specialize in TikTok.”
This girl is ugly as fuck, overweight, and probably autistic (think Luna from Harry Potter, but uglier and less endearing). She’s also half-Asian.
I saw a program last night of another TikTok “content creator” in Ireland who was doing up a family mansion, for a few million…
How the fuck is this where we’re at, as a society?
Sure, “bank of Mum and Dad” and all that, but fuck…
Just makes me more depressed and frustrated, tbh…
Hah, been there.
This.
If I don't get a raise within the first year working somewhere, I move on. If OP is contract, it sounds like he should be spreading a wider net and/or increasing his rates; it's easy to fall into the trap of undervalueing yourself, especially when self-employed.
OP, how crazy would it be if you should actually be doing well right now but aren't because you aren't charging what you're worth? Because you undervalue yourself (as reflected in your posts)? It could literally be that simple.