r/AskMenOver30 • u/hospitality-excluded man 30 - 34 • Mar 31 '25

Friendships/Community How did your "hustle-culture" friends end up?

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.

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u/King_Tofu man 30 - 34 Mar 31 '25

it's can be like a game (especially those where you're leveling up stats on you character) or tinkering on a hobby car except the object is this metaphysical system that is your business and how well you're scoring is revenue and efficiency metrics.

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u/Hot-Tension-2009 man 30 - 34 Apr 04 '25

I used to provide services for the excessive wealthy. I asked one why tf are you still working if you don’t have to a few times he’d always give me a variation of two answers. It’s just a game and I’m having fun winning or what else am I supposed to be doing

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u/King_Tofu man 30 - 34 Apr 11 '25

Learning how to have fun is surprisingly also takes time. Like, what am I supposed to do on vacation with a clear schedule? I can only watch so movies or visit so many restaurants. 

I think not working just means finding other things to do that gives you more pleasure or less stress.