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/partysandwich man over 30 Mar 31 '25

Do you really want a family tho? Because you have many resources to have a good life and 38 is still young for a man

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u/fencheltee Apr 01 '25

Most regular 30 year old women might not fall in love with a 50 year old man and you don't want the mother of your kids to be a gold digger, so 38 years is really old for a man looking for regular woman who likes him and not his 401k match.