Because this is a meticulously designed society, if you want to quickly accumulate your first million or even ten million in life, you must learn a skill called plundering the lower class.
This society is very cruel. For a person who wants to make money, there are only two paths: one is to link upwards, and the other is to plunder downwards. When you are penniless and have not seen the world, you cannot link upwards at all. Unless you are naturally smart and lucky enough to become a plaything of the upper class, or you have special skills or talents, such as being a professional with unique skills in a certain industry, you might be accepted by the upper class and have the potential to link upwards and make money.
And 99% of people will spend their entire lives without ever stepping into the threshold of so-called upper-class society. Many people think that having luxury cars and branded watches will allow them to squeeze into high society, only to find that these things are merely toys for rich young masters.
Sometimes, if you are not born into this circle, you won’t even have the opportunity to give others a chance to serve you. Therefore, plundering from the lower classes has become a skill that everyone wanting to turn their life around must learn. So how can one plunder downwards? For example, if you want to attract women from the lower class, you just need to give something originally worthless a form and value. For instance, a diamond can be sold for a high price in the name of love, and by tying a house to a sense of security, you can empty a man's wallet.
If you want to attract men, it’s even simpler because lower-class men inherently fear authority. They fear isolation and being abandoned by society, so they hope to demonstrate their worth. You just need to package yourself as a big shot, tell them to follow you, and they will have a chance to make something of themselves. Just look at the internet; isn't that the routine? They rent a Maybach or a Rolls-Royce, and countless men will devote their youth, passion, time, and even life to you, let alone their money.
If you want to attract children, it is also very easy. Children from wealthy families learn piano, chess, calligraphy, and painting, and can become cultured rich second-generation individuals, while children from the lower class who learn these skills are likely just fodder for training institutions. In the future, these children will become 996 workers who can play the piano, copywriters who can play chess, graphic designers or salespeople, and office workers who can paint. Those training classes love to paint dreams for parents, as if learning these would lead to different outcomes, but they won’t tell parents that these noble courses are based on material foundations. The biggest difference between the rich and the poor is that often, money is a means for the rich and bait for the poor. They have a self-justifying theory that validates everything they think is correct, but if they are correct, why are their pockets still empty?
The biggest cognitive flaw of the poor lies in the fact that due to long-term poverty, their brains can only operate within a formal logical system. They focus only on the present and never believe in the future. They do not like grand theories but prefer small certainties. They are unwilling to exchange 'the present's meager existence' for 'poetry and the distance.' In short, they prefer to live a life of 'live for today.' Therefore, you must persuade them in a way they can understand.
You must let them see 'immediate returns'; you must make them feel that life is like playing an online game, where you can see the results immediately. Moreover, China is actually a society of blood ties, where most competition behind the scenes is a game of family power. Therefore, most poor people have no capital or opportunities to make mistakes because their family power is too weak. Without this foundational support, it is simply impossible to stand firm at the top of the ivory tower.
Some people are unconvinced: Is making money really that hard? It’s just a matter of hitting the right timing, isn’t it? You need to understand that 'wanting' and 'being able to' are two different concepts. E-commerce, short videos, product promotion, virtual currencies—what have you caught onto? If you say to wait for the right timing, it’s honestly more reliable to wait for your house to be demolished. Strong winds only blow for the leading players in the industry; even a tornado cannot lift the workers at the margins. Does that hit close to home?
Personal success is not only measured by how wealthy someone is at present, but more importantly, by how much they have broken through from their original family background.
Success is actually a relative concept. For children born into ordinary families, the biggest problem is that their parents mostly teach them incorrectly. This is because their parents are often in a disadvantaged position in social competition and naturally do not understand the rules of social operation. The most difficult part is not just exploring from scratch but overcoming the erroneous concepts subtly instilled by their parents. After all, the people willing to engage with you substantively are mostly from the same class, and those who are doing well are unreachable. Even if you do interact with them, they will not tell you the truth, as they will only allow themselves to share everything when it benefits them.
No matter when, the lower middle class is always the most crowded, and the resources at this level are pitifully scarce. The road to success is not crowded; it is just that your class is too crowded.
The biggest difference between humans and animals is that human desires are infinite. Animals can hunt using their claws when they are hungry, while humans must work hard to create a 'ladder' to climb up the social hierarchy.