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Top 10 ways the little guy takes it up the ass

Life is tough for the little guy.

By Ferrari KingPublished 5 years ago 3 min read

Please note this is just my opinion and I will mention topics not mentioned in the attached video. I will describe the ways the little guy takes it up the ass in this world. This list is in no way exhaustive.

Rent. If you are unfortunate enough to have to rent because you cannot afford to buy a house, then you get to watch your rent increase dramatically each year. Since you are the little guy, or poor you will get to enjoy the stench of cancer-causing cigarette smoke. Don’t expect your neighbors to care about no smoking rules or laws, hell they don’t care about your health or theirs.

Driving. Being the little guy sometimes means you are friendly or thoughtful, but this is not a good thing when driving. You allow someone to merge and they thank you by driving really slowly or slamming the brakes to cause an accident. They will try to get in front of you, barely causing an accident when there were no cars behind you. If you ever driven through a poor neighborhood you will notice the police are a bit more aggressive to traffic enforcement, so enjoy those tickets you cannot afford.

Politicians. Ever notice that when someone gets into politics, they are not very rich and after a couple of years they are multimillionaires. Some bash capitalism while making millions. The reason that happens is the only reason, I believe, they are interested in politics is to take advantage of loopholes or even create loopholes so they can take advantage of them. Notice that no matter what their ideology and what they claim the people they represent never get any better. If you are the little guy you cannot get elected, since politicians will easily out spend you and the media will be on their side.

Working. If you are the little guy at work, you can expect to work a lot, work hard and make nothing. You will be treated like a slave and given no respect. People will talk to you like you are nothing. If you work at a minimum wage job, then you will get yelled at, cussed at, or attacked, because the trash that are easily angered mainly go after people that are on the job or when they have people with them.

Healthcare. If you are the little guy you cannot afford to get sick and you certainly cannot afford to get sever injuries and illnesses. Many times, the healthcare workers, including doctors will ignore your illness.

Investing. When the stock market crashes, which is cyclic, that is the best time to buy index funds but if you are poor like me you have no chance. You cannot simply take advantage of all the investing opportunities since no one taught you financial literacy. You end up in so much debt and that can be compounded if you work at a fifth-rate job that does not give out raises or cost of living increases. Finding another job may be impossible and no job wants to be the one that gives you a huge pay increase.

Racism and bigotry. If you are the little guy you will experience more racism and bigotry, and this does not matter your skin tone. Look at it this way, there are roughly 45 million African Americans in the United States and roughly 160 million whites so it should come as no surprise that blacks will encounter it more bu tis will be more prevalent if you are the little guy. People automatically look down on you if you are the little guy and that also gets mistaken for racism but that is just arrogance and snobbery.

Education. If you are little guy you cannot afford the top-notch colleges and universities, but remember those are not better than your local community college, career colleges such as wielding, HBCU’s or state Universities.

Side Hustle. Try to grow a YouTube channel, sell merch on TeeSpring, Printify or try any other way to make money. It can take years to grow a YouTube channel and you need a huge following to sell merch. Vocal Media is great but again you need a huge following on your social media sites and YouTube.

Life in general. Being the little guy takes a huge toll on your mental health and life becomes a drag.

I hope you enjoyed this and remember, it shouls not be taken seriously and much of it is exaggeration and just for fun.

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About the Creator

Ferrari King

I am Ferrari King and I enjoy writing short stories and playing games, BS in Molecular Biology. My other hobbies are working out, MMA and reading. Here is my wonderful LinkTree you should check for all links: https://linktr.ee/ferrariking

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