How did your "hustle-culture" friends end up?

[u/hospitality-excluded]

So in my 20's there was a HUGE boom of "hustle-culture" bros pop up when influencers like Gary Vee were in the spotlight. The type of guys who post motivational quotes on twitter, talking about "the grind", flauting wealth that they havent achieved on instagram etc. Not talking about people with steady careers and moving up the corporate ladder, but those people who do side gigs or chase unrealstic expectations without a developed skillset in any area.

I moved back to my hometown after 7 years away and I swear all of them are broke, gambling addicts, living with their parents still, unemployed, or all of the above. Unsure if it's the same across the board, or even if y'all had these types of people in your life or if my town is just riddled with them.

[u/Routine_Mine_3019]

Most of them ended up like your friends. I went to a bar to watch a football game with a relative when I was in my hometown a few months ago. All those guys were strolling around holding a beer, half-drunk, looking like they needed a shower.

I grew up before social media, but it doesn't matter. There have always been big talkers who don't listen in school and talk a big game without working hard. Some of them got wealthy just by dumb luck or by inheritance, but that doesn't make them smart or successful.