Journal - I Love Haters

Hi hodl gang, hopefully everyone is doing well this bull run :-)

I want to talk about haters. I'm gaining them on the daily lately. I even had my last roommate physically attack me. One of the things that really got under his skin was that I was cooking a lot of steak.

I only wanted to be alone, cook, then eat in peace. Yet the smell and sight of me enjoying some small success was enough to send him up a wall. I believe this is because it forced him to evaluate his own life through comparison.

In many ways this kind of thing is inevitable with success. Personally I don't think one should show off but I also don't think anyone should be forced to be meak or ashamed. One shouldn't have to eat mac and cheese to avoid hurting someone's feelings.

I notice a lot of people in this movement start to gain haters. In a way this is a great thing. In the world of the attention economy, mindshare is an asset.

People may start to think of you more. They may start to wonder why they don't have what you have.

There is already a huge amount of disappointment in the general public. People who were told if they just followed all the instructions, did well in school, ect that they would end up with an easy happy life.

Unfortunately many large aspects of our society have been a lie. The educational system, the federal reserve, big pharma, ect, ect

People have invested years or even their whole life into a corrupted system.

The last thing they want to see is some outsider who has seemingly done all the wrong things doing well.

I think this is a sort of natural process. The pouring of hate from "normies" on to seemingly successful outsiders is a way society deals with the cognitive dissonance. The dissonance itself caused by the anxiety of having invested in a complete lie of a system.

It seems to me the best way to deal with haters is keep your distance. Do your own thing, mind your own business, and enjoy your own life.

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