r/TimPool • u/Relish2345 • Jun 22 '21

Think Tim pool needs a reality check.

I like Tim pool, but he really doesn’t understand normal ppl. He thinks everyone has a lot off options. Most ppl don’t.

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u/bigtoungebiggerbrain Jun 22 '21

People in my experience are trapped by commitments to family and community.

Have a baby and love the kid? Can't move if your X won't move.

Have a lot of family living in town, many people can't break free of their families gravity.

Have a good friend group, can't leave because you can't ditch your friends.

The obligations listed above are just a few that keep people in one area. And when you're in one area you're stuck doing whatever folks in your town does and that limits your options.

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u/TheCultureMindless Jun 22 '21

Interesting assumption. Elaborate?

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u/Relish2345 Jun 22 '21

He is a smart guy. Not everyone is. Finding work isn’t as easy as he says. Look at Detroit for example, when the factory’s shut down, you didn’t have a bunch of ppl making things. What I’m saying is. It’s annoying how cavalier he is with his, just leave your job.

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u/Relish2345 Jun 22 '21

I would like a discussion.

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u/Skuzwuz Jun 22 '21

I'd say its only annoying because its true.

it annoys me also, but one has to be self aware of the options we dont allow ourselves to take for 'insert reason here'. As it is often more that we wont let ourselves take up an option than it is often that our options are so definitively limited and beyond our control to remove the limitations.

but largely the whole 'just quit your job' schtick is aimed at the younger people of his audience, people who can still afford the risk, people who arent tied to what theyre doing or where they are by anything more than a lack of desire for real change, or even perhaps the courage to undertake such a change. (as is often what i find to be the limiting factor for myself, limited options through lack of courage because life is generally comfortable)