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0 pointshn_throwaway_991y ago0 comments

Ok, there are some comments like this one and a few others that seem to be focused on his apparent lack of anxiety, or that I'm calling him out for being "privileged".

I'm primarily calling him out because his story, as written, simply makes no sense, because reality. He has no money left, and is making less money than his next rent payment, but he is talking about continuing on in the next year doing the same things he did in previous years. Except in previous years he started with 80k, and this year he's starting with 0.

I'm really not particularly interested in his anxiety triggers, I'm interested in where he will be getting money for his next rent payment. There are literally only a couple options: he's got backup support somewhere that will provide him with funds/housing/food, he plans to get some "day jobs" to fund his lifestyle (which would then severely limit his entrepreneurial time), or he plans to just ride out the eviction process where he's currently renting until being homeless. One of these must be true, and I think it's a pretty critical part of his story that he just leaves out.

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gr4vityWall1y ago

I don't have anything to add to that discussion itself, but I believe people thought you were talking about how he sounded because of this line:

> my specific point is that he does not sound like he needs to make hard choices

Then, a subset of those people (myself included) replied saying they wouldn't sound much different in a similar situation.

Maybe you can send your question to the author if they have a contact form/email on their website.

necovek1y ago

There is also the option that he paid a year worth of rent in advance, which emptied his bank account, and now he has no liquidity, but has a place to stay for the next 12 months.

But you are right that this is not clarified anywhere in the post, and the math as described does not add up.

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