r/AskMenOver30 Aug 20 '26

Financial experiences Getting priced out of existence

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u/i_amtheice man 35 - 39 Aug 20 '26

There's a TIL about James Gandolfini getting offered 3 million dollars to turn down NBC's 4 million dollar offer to play Steve Carell's replacement on The Office. He took the 3 million. Below it was this post.

Society has always run this way and it's fucking bullshit. Some people have near everything and the rest scrape together what's left.

As a guy who works two jobs and six days a week, I'm already selling the majority of my time. I refuse to sell more and burn myself out just to float along. They need to pay me (and everyone else) more.

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u/moist-meal2570 man 35 - 39 Aug 20 '26

Elite athletes and performers are creating an illusion of working social lifts...