Why is Boston so famous for its racism?! (Harvard: where to live, design)

[msRB311]

It seems like money that could and should be used towards other things and not just one person's salary/income.

[timberline742]

Originally Posted by Lampert

Not a racial or Boston thing but there is very much a growing resentment toward success in the US.

I am not saying it's a bad thing, but years ago being ultra-rich would have not been seen with the negative connotation it is seen today.

The resentment comes in conflating "success" with "being rich" or making lots of money. They shouldn't be considered synonyms.

[msRB311]

What successful jobs are there these does that don't make someone rich or high income?

[id77]

Originally Posted by msRB311

What successful jobs are there these does that don't make someone rich or high income?

Is teaching a successful job? Police (without overtime abuse)? Are those people rich for it? For that matter, what's the definition of success here?

Is being rich for no other reason than being pretty considered success (Kardashians and other socialites)? Is throwing or catching a football in ~20 games per year being successful? Almost none of Jonas Salk's wealth came from his development of the polio vaccine -- was he a success?

[msRB311]

Originally Posted by id77

Is teaching a successful job? Police (without overtime abuse)? Are those people rich for it? For that matter, what's the definition of success here?

Is being rich for no other reason than being pretty considered success (Kardashians and other socialites)? Is throwing or catching a football in ~20 games per year being successful? Almost none of Jonas Salk's wealth came from his development of the polio vaccine -- was he a success?

I know some cops who make 300k (no OT abuse, just climbed the ranks). Not sure if that is considered rich in MA but by most standards it is.

Teaching, eh, I dont know. I mean if you came from poverty where people weren't educated at all then yes I'd say going on to be a teacher is great. there are also different types of teachers, not all are the same.

[Lampert]

Originally Posted by timberline742

The resentment comes in conflating "success" with "being rich" or making lots of money. They shouldn't be considered synonyms.

Being rich is what success is mostly identified with in the US. At least traditionally.

[msRB311]

Also i feel like people clump nurses all together. Nurses are very different. I've met some who truly care about people, some who are just there because that's the degree they got at 21 or they went into it hoping to make money. Nurses have all different types of degrees, incomes and personalities. Same could be said for drs and lawyers.

[bostongymjunkie]

I think the overall question depends on whether you're more of a materialist or more of a spiritualist. From a strictly economic standpoint being rich in my eyes would require someone to be in the "more than a couple million dollars in liquid assets" category. I will add that I've met lots of rich (and "well off") people who were very insecure and very unhappy, so is that really successful? That's the spiritual dimension.

[msRB311]

I think there are mission driven jobs that are not necessarily money driven. Most people who work at a university or a non profit are not there to get rich but many times it's a resume builder where they don't stay and go on to do something that will make them rich.

[BostonBornMassMade]

Originally Posted by msRB311

I think there are mission driven jobs that are not necessarily money driven. Most people who work at a university or a non profit are not there to get rich but many times it's a resume builder where they don't stay and go on to do something that will make them rich.

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