The Dalai Lama, when asked what surprised him most about humanity, answered; “Man. Because he sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present; the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die, and then dies having never really lived.”
Some of us scapegoats and some of us golden child supplying a narcissistic parent's lack of empathy by causing emotional torment and manipulating people to buy into their delusional reality.
Being a wage slave for so long drained me from nearly all my energy and creativity. We've all been, or are still there. Like a zombie you wake up at 5AM, take quick shover, eat some microwaved food that's most likely not healthy at all, leave for your work in which you'll stay 8 hours - 12 hours in your hated work answering phone calls from annoying customers, replying to stupid emails, or god knows what else. Then after the work is done you'll spend an hour being stuck in traffic just because F you that's why and when you finally arrive home you'll quickly change your clothing to something a bit more comfortable and spend the rest of your day either watching TV or playing games because you're simply too tired and unmotivated to do something productive or creative. Sometimes you even might be so tired that you'll actually start falling asleep while watching TV and speaking of TV, is there even anything worth your time in that box? Probably not. But you're still consuming it because that's all you have energy to do. What's worse is that due to being tired you're not even paying attention to the TV. You just mindlessly consume it without even realizing what exactly you're consuming. Just stare into that TV with a completely empty head. Nothing more, nothing less. Either way you continue doing that for another 2 or 3 hours and then you realize it's 9PM. It's bed time. You need to hit the hay now or else you'll be too tired to wake up "rested" and "refreshed" in the morning for your yet another uneventful, boring and awful day at work. This here is the true tragedy of being a wage slave. Most wage slaves want to enjoy their life, they want to experience new things. But they can't because living pay check to pay check simply drains them from all motivation and in most cases they are entirely powerless to do anything about it. They can't just resign from work because that will instantly put them in financial difficulties. They can't just apply to another, better job because they ususally require schools and studies that they couldn't finish or even start in some cases. And worse of all, due to living a wage slave life they didn't had any oppurtunity to learn any skill that they could use to make money. IT's easy to tell someone to just "quit your job and stop being a wage slave bro" but what then? You have no money, no skills, no hope. You might be a bit luckier if you have family that can financially support you but what if YOU are the one who has to financially support them? In this situation quitting work becomes out of question. This whole situation is just so difficult and complicated man.
A lot of us will probably be stuck as wage slaves for the rest of our lives because it takes crazy charisma and talent to be able to be successful elsewhere. Like how many of us on here have the charisma to make a RU-vid channel with a million views like Leo? I don't lol. I wish the best for all of us though.
@clips Degrees are just tickets to slave wage jobs. Sure some degrees might possibly lead to better paying jobs than the jobs you'd get without one. But a degree itself doesn't guarantee a job. And I'm actually working on a communications degree right now. Wish I had picked a more useful major but communications was the only major I could seemingly handle awhile holding a job.
I got "let go" from a corporate job 5 years ago and started my own cleaning business. Used to earn $18 an hour but now earn $25 to $40 an hour but the best part is I can listen to videos like this WHILE I earn a living. Plus no annual review where they tell me Im NOT quite worth a $1 an hour raise but maybe .50 an hour. So it took 7 years to go from $15 per hour to $18. Now I get $300 a month raise just by taking on a few more clients. All my clients are referrals because I do the best job I can for them. So much better than 9-5 for a narcissistic boss/company!
My mom is retired, but she did the same. She loves it. I work some hours with her, too. She finds it therapeutic to get the blood pumping doing the work and listening to podcasts. We make decent money at it, too.
This is crazy. I just got home from a 15 hour shift between two jobs. I've worked 76 hours this week. I decided i would claw my way to freedom if it kills me. AS i was thinking "I'm tired of the rat race. I want out permanently", this video was posted. Insane. I watched part of the joe rogan interviee with elon musk today and musk was talking about his flamethrower sales. Ten million dollars in four days. This has been my goal, absorb as much information as possible and apply it to escape. Then this video pops up. These synchronicities consistently keep popping up. Every. Dang. Day. I feel like im on the right path, ive been a listener to you for like 5 years. I've been doing the work like you say to, and it works. im actually going to watch the episode now.
Timmer M quit your job take what small amount you have and invest it into your planet. your creativity. your future our future. stop doing lies for other liars.
I'm definitely at the lower third part of my society's pyramid, and I live in a third world country. I am all the time stressed and anxious because I know that I'm doing mindless zombie work. I have all these ideals that I cannot reach from the situation I am in. Sometimes I feel like I would have been happier if I didn't know what was going on. The people around me don't seem to mind the situation we are in; and that makes their existence at least better than mine.
I dont live in a third world but I too feel the end part of your statement, everyone around me is poor uneducated and HAPPY I will have 2 college degrees and listened to my parents and I'm still poor BUT VERY unhappy and its because I can see, wish i had not.
This is so powerful… I started watching your videos when I was 18 and it literally has changed my life Leo. It started by me choosing what was really my purpose (Physiotherapy) and it has shaped me through these 4 years. I've been reading, meditating and preparing myself just for this moment. I'm now 22 and just graduated, I have my own clinic right now and can't wait to continue growing and improving myself to offer even more value to people. I'm specialized in reducing pain mostly, and I'm so proud of it. I do see myself as a creator and I totally resonate with you saying how hard it is. It's hard to lead the way, to create, to be the one offering the value. But it's simply so fulfilling I get tears talking about it. Just wanted to say thank you, because I'm afraid that without your videos and insights I wouldn't be where I am today. And I would be for sure on another path.. So thank you Leo, thank you so much.
Thank you for following this path inspired by truth, and to Leo for all his passion that helped you to find it. It's the path for all living beings to eventually discover when the time comes. I rejoice when I see it unfolding for us each as much as I wish it for my own sons. I sometimes imagine myself as a dream weaver, touching us each deep in our subconscious to awaken this potential. May I remain for all time in this quest, until every last living being crosses into their highest potential for fulfillment. There is no happier moment than welcoming us each home when the lights finally come on ❤️
Leo I watched this video about 4 years ago and it resonated with me so much. At the time I made music and I was working while doing that as well, I made some money from it but I gave up because I wanted to do something that will be more likely to make me some money. I then jumped from job to job while going to school with a lot of work ethic but with no real direction or sense of clear purpose. I want to thank you for making this video because although I didn’t manage to escape wage slavery I have the opportunity now at 28 to go back to it and see what I did wrong to correct it. I’ve always believed it was possible for me and that I had way too much creative force in me to be doing jobs that waste away that potential. Thank you for confirming that and illustrating how difficult of a predicament it really is. If this video is still up in 5 years I will comment again and will tell you and everyone else how I used this material to get out of this. This is my accountability statement. Thank you
Creative souls need to do creative things or else you will not find joy in your live, trust the proces and you can do it. Be patient. You will make it.
Disempowered is exactly how I feel, in many ways. That was the perfect term. So many of us desperately want to be the authority of our own lives but it is so difficult to attain. You can't just quit your job unless you have a lot of money saved up to pay for the bills or have someone that can support you while you pursue more fulfilling ways to make an income. Very sad.
I'm in the military and I just woke up to life. I'm a 22 yrs old man and I can tell the pyramid in the military is kinda the same in the real world. It's a tough pill to swallow but I understand the game being played. I'm just gonna live my life to the fullest and be happy!!! Thank You for the information!!!🦅
I'm 47 years old now. in 1990s I got out of high school and fell into depression because I didn't want to do meaningless work. I felt like I was nothing. And so wage slavery has been something in the back of my mind for a long time but I just didn't know what to call it because it's the normal. And our parents raised us 2B wage slaves and to follow in their steps cuz that's just the way it is. This led me straight into addiction. Now I'm sober. And I'm watching this piece of information for like the 6th time. Just knowing that someone else out there realizes this and has created a video about it means I'm not crazy. It just confirms what I have always felt but couldnt quite figure it out because it's just normal and the way it is. I am a slave. I am what I've always felt like, a slave.
Now I am 48. Sober from almost everything. Still hooked on nicotine and Kratom. But...... day 30 of no Cannabis. Posting from 80th Ave. Last time when I commented I must have lived on The Hill. I watch this video alot so I'll l post again when I'm 49 or 50.
You're not actually a wage slave if you recognize your role in the system (present and potentially in an altered future). You can accept a present role or use Leo's advice to make a change. We're only actual wage slaves if we accept that name and take it as our identity.
If i would rate the percentage that my life has improved sinds discovering you video's 2,5 years ago i would say from a 40 to a 90 %. it does take hard work to implement your ideas and insights but it is so absolutely rewarding!! (Greetings from the Netherlands)
that is focking work bro...yes...focking a lot of work...and content delivery...let's try if you can record just 10 mn of content on youtube...haaa..i can but i am still dreaming...
That's sad how people compete to be a wage slave. I can't blame people that accidentally made a family but if you are alone and have no will left to live then I suggest living in the wild. What's the worse that could happen?
Leo please never stop what you are doing... I know you you won't. I found your channel a handful of years ago and got very into it. I didn't find much immediate benefit after multiple months and years so I became discouraged. Here I am even more years later feeling like a lot of what you taught me at the beginning gave me the spark of awareness I needed to pursue my passions. You will always have a place in my heart for that. Just know that even if all your viewers stop watching your videos, they will all be better human beings. Edit: lol I'm a musician!
I'm a testament of Leo's Life Purpose Course. I took it a few years ago and it changed my life. Pin point focus direction, when I felt like a leaf in the wind. I hit the course hard everyday for a few hours. I took it very seriously because I felt lost, and I discovered my top passions, skills, and values that mixed into my life purpose. The value in it is priceless, this is my way of saying thanks to Leo. If you want to find your Life Purpose I recommend people take his course seriously, many blessings!!
I am stuck in my journey , can you give some tips on how to get clarity on what your next steps should be like if you know you want to get into cooking, should I start my youtube channel or start a restaurant ?
luckily with technology self education is easy and even if you spend one hour a day researching something you are interested in, after a couple of years you will know more about that subject than 99% of the population.
i'm 19, here in brazil the wage slavery is worse than you can ever thought, to give you an idea on the bottom part of the pyramid (80% of ppl or more) get a pay check of $300/month and the costs of living here is pretty similar to US sometimes things are even more expensive like food and stuff. I'm glad i didn't went to college because i knew it was bullshit, instead i learned about self-development and spirituality, also learned 2 languages on the last 2 years. Such a good timing i had my first awaken experience few weeks ago and discovered my purpose in life which was here all along. Now all i have to do is create and bring true authentic value for everyone, also if you're reading this i hope everything works out for you too. Thank you so much for the video Leo.
@isak I feel you when it comes to finances, importation taxes and your current feelings. Well, it's been 2 years since I posted that comment a lot has happened since then. We were not fortunate to be born in a great economy country, and things can be really tough. But we cannot lose our goals and visions of the future because of those "limitations". Every day I wake up and I try to learn and improve, even if there is a crisis we gotta go beyond that. I don't blame politicians, I don't blame people around me instead I move forward. My suggestion to you is to find your life purpose, what do you want to do in this life? start a business? work in a simple high paying job? what are you passionate about? Once you discover that stick to it! never give up on it. 2 years ago i decided to be a musician, it's been hard but i learned a lot and every single day, i do what i can to save money and even with inflation and my current currency going down i find ways to buy good quality music equipment, also earn money in different currencies. I'm getting closer and closer to my goals. It's happening! All you gotta do is to believe and go for it. Depression leads us to reflection which can only make us greater, it helps us solve problems and current situations. We are never the victims we have the power to achieve what we want even if circumstances are not favouring our way. Also, recommend you watching "should you go to college" from this same youtube channel. good luck my brother!
This pyramid system also reminds me of "Animal Farm" from G. Orwell. The ego-driven pigs (they wanted to be man-like) became leaders of the farm and exploit other animals. The animals were enslaved not by force but simply by blindly following given rules instead of thinking for themselves. There was a strong horse who thought hard work will solve the problems of scarcity and worked himself to death while the scarcity was created artificially by overconsuming pigs in the first place. With all its characters, it is a great allegory to the state of our society. Don't get hypnotised by the rules of society, they are artificial. You are more than that. As Dalai Lama said, learn the rules only so you can break them properly. "Everything in this world was created by people no smarter than you" -- Steve Jobs
I think I would still care about Leo even if he stops providing value to me because he has inspired us to change for the better and he's just an really interesting human being...
Whenever I have a personal struggle, I find a video from you, that helps me bring clarity to my situation, and helps me have compassion for myself and find solutions. I really appreciate that. You’re awesome.
“When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: the people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous and surly. They are like this because they can't tell good from evil. But I have seen the beauty of good, and the ugliness of evil, and have recognized that the wrongdoer has a nature related to my own - not of the same blood and birth, but the same mind, and possessing a share of the divine. And so none of them can hurt me. No one can implicate me in ugliness. Nor can I feel angry at my relative, or hate him. We were born to work together like feet, hands and eyes, like the two rows of teeth, upper and lower. To obstruct each other is unnatural. To feel anger at someone, to turn your back on him: these are unnatural.” Marcus Aurelius
I am the musician you where talking about :). I'm almost at 1 year of doing what you described and still have a lot to go. I'm no sheep. I broke out from the slavery but still working on making it sustainable. I inspire many people with what I do and I get a lot of appreciation. Sadly, my family isn't supportive, they don't understand. Thank you Leo!
1. stop complaining & become fully responsible 2. change yourself, turn yourself into a creative genius 3. spend a lot of time to think about what you want in life (30 year big picture plan!) 4. Achieve Mastery!! in your field of life purpose! 5. decide to become a leader (lead yourself and others! take EXTRA responsibility) 6. become a massive value provider (improove the human experience) 7. Take your power back! 8. Study Sales & Economy (do a lot of research!) 9. Practize Gratitude everyday!
I work for USPS and last summer as I was Running to finish my route, I saw a Marquee on a really small storage facility that said "Live a life you don't have to take a vacation from." That resonated with me so deeply as I was sweating my butt off that I promised myself I would have that.
Hi leo, I’ve been following you for about 5 years and today I checked out how many people are following you and that was such a good surprise. I mean to see how much you have grown and how much of a positive impact you must have been in peoples lives (including mine ofc) makes me really happy! You were definitely one of the most influential people in my late teenage years and I’m so thankful that I found your channel. I was still living in my home country, Brazil, and all I could think about was living in a first world country so that I would have the means to pursue and accomplish my goals, I used to fantasise about it every day... I remember in one of your videos you said that you didn’t want to listen to “how you’re gonna do this or how you’re gonna do that, how you’re gonna move to your dream country or dream city” and that you wanted to know when it was done. Today I’m happy to say that I have been living in Europe for 3 years, and that I’m so thankful to have found the right people to influence and guide me when I needed it the most! Thank you for everything! ✨
I try to always remember it’s a Game. It’s perfection because you created it and you are playing it. Don’t forget the Big Picture - you are the picture. No ultimate purpose Big L. Only experiences. Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad. They all learned how to play the game well but in the end like everyone else. The experience ends and new ones begin.
I’m 24 and lived a comfortable life because of very wealthy parents, having always done the bare minimum of getting C’s, smoking pot, playing video games ,etc. I finally am getting a job (a fairly good one) as a caregiver for elderly as Im wanting to become an occupational therapist because I love helping people. I haven’t worked in five years and in the process of the job, getting a lot of requirements done like a physical, TB test, social security card ordered, FBI background test, 2 hours of training, I felt something weird.. I sat for five hours in an office in Down Town LA and felt like I was a slave at a 9-5 office job. I hated it and vow from here on other to NEVER work a 9-5 if I hated the job. Period. I knew of this video and re searched it because I finally ‘sensed’ or understood from experience how society was operating. I used to meditate and watched Leo’s videos three years ago but stop after I got further Into college and focused more on becoming more responsible. I got completely sober from all drugs and alcohol ( nearly two years now) and got better grades (from a 2.6 to a 3.3 GPA) and become much more mature and responsible. I felt like I was going crazy and didn’t know who to talk to. Everybody that I knew and saw going about their day seemed to not know what I was seeing, or at least thinking. I thought I was completely tripping balls until it made sensed to me. We really have unconsciously domesticated ourselves, and I just realized this. Maybe others know, but I know a lot don’t and would deny this. Thank you Leo for explaining this so clearly. Thank you for the solution. TLDR: realized everybody is unconsciously working for society in a domesticated fashion and didn’t know who to talk to about this and thought I was going crazy. PS: to anyone struggling, my heart goes out and hope that you find a way. Don’t give up.
I'm 24 now but I'm from Romania, a bit different cultures but pretty much the same habits. College is the last step to "reality" so easily we start to awake and realise that distractions aren't gonna get you to far(unless you don't bother living on other's money). I've been in California twice and I kind of know what you are talking about from a friends story, but as I said, is no more different than mine(the situation not the place on the piramid).
Amazing video brother! I quit the rat-race a year ago and I've been building my own business succesfully since then. All thanks to your videos and your Life Purpose course!
I wish I had this awareness growing up. I have spent my entire life as a wage slave. I will soon turn sixty six. Now after your video I can see where if I had dedicated my existence to mastering metaphysical transformation and enhancing personal spiritual power and abilities especially to help others then I can only imagine what I would have become by now. We are all destined to die and broke at that. But then maybe even death it's self could/has been overcome. I certainly will dedicate myself to this now in my retirement years. Others have who now have incredible abilities to help mankind. Most people have families to support etc. I never have. Of course you still have to have money to pay for training and to survive. I get it.
Love your brutal honesty, your wisdom, and your like mindedness -- You were somehow able to express every thought and words I have previously spoken, but was able to say it all at once and in complete coherence. This shows your are extremely focused and able to execute thought into reality.
Yes this is a much needed topic to discuss. I still think of myself as a wage slave running my own business as I just started a year ago and there are still a lot to master to truly find satisfaction. But it is evolving to the point it is becoming more and more fulfilling each day and beyond me having to worry about just paying bills. It’s partly thanks to Leo’s Life purpose course, partly my bad experiences working for corporations that triggered me to change. I still remember the days I would dread each day to work before this, I felt like a robot going through the motion having no say in my work, it was dehumanizing. It was pretty clear to me then that working for these corporations will not make me happy. I think one insight that would really help people starting out on their life purpose is perseverance, often the light is just over on the other side of the hill but we couldn’t see it before we climb over, and it is something worth fighting for. :)
What I like most about Your channel is that You explain things in a slower way! other channels rush through subjects! It really speaks to Me and I remember it!
@@chriba6815 Not comparing, I would be interested to see Leo on a platform like Rogan's. I think it could be a great outcome. If we can both agree that Leo's points of view on life are helpful for many, I think being on a platform like Rogan's where he has an uncanny ability to create great interviews could get some valuable information out to millions of people.
Great topic, thanks for bringing this up. Nevertheless I think differently about the ideas presented here (and therefore hope this video will be discussed in the actualized forum). 1. In particular I think that the label "wage slave" can backfire, as many people don't have the possibility to change their jobs and could drive themselves crazy if the wage slave concept will be kept in mind. Some acceptance is required here, not remaining in a negative conception. 2. Not everyone can come up with a creative idea and use that to free him from the rat race. This idea feeds into the "everyone can become rich" story too. 3. Those creative entrepreneurs will still have to participate in the current system with their products and services. 4. Missing alternatives: what about the concept of less working and less consuming? The topic is enormously vast and complex, I get that. But i felt like there was too much of a black and white coloring in this video and that many important point and alternatives were not considered.
Yeah I think that Leo is actually (consciously or not) filtering out information which doesn't streamline into his life purpose course, the self-help ideology he's built up over the years, etc
Hey thanks for chiming in. I basically agree with what you are saying in the comment. I'll give an example to explain what I mean by what I perceive to be some narrow-mindedness on Leo's part. In this video he (very basically) claims that communism "doesn't work because it tries to get rid of hierarchies, which isn't really possible cause of human nature". The thing is that even a cursory study of the theory and practice of the main communist movements would show that this isn't what they tried to do, or thought they were doing. The point to a communist is to elimination private control over social resources (factories, farms, schools, etc), because this is what leads to power dynamics being exploitative and oppressive. Anarchists are the ones who think that authority is inherently bad. So while political analysis is obviously not the main point of this channel, Leo is making a lot of political statements in this video despite not being truly informed. Which I interpret as the following: the weight of his decisions has led him to the place of being a small business owner, and this is leading him to emphasize or focus on the information that makes this path seem like (one of) the main paths to be taking. He recognizes the effect of ego on these things in the abstract, but perhaps not for himself in this particular case. As R-Type said these issues go very deep, and while exploring these personal development topics, enlightenment and so on is certainly not a bad thing, I definitely don't think it's enough. Even the Dalai Llama was a feudal lord at one point...
Cool. For the record I do think that Leo's take here is still quite a bit more nuanced than a lot of other personal development info out there. It's rare to people in this field who will openly talk about things such as exploitation.
akaATK Isn’t that what hierarchies are though? If you centralized control of the things you stated, that would be getting rid of hierarchies in a sense because then you wouldn’t have groups with these resources having more “control” over others.
This is happening to me right now! I don't have time to meditate, i'm forgetting to educate myself, i'm thinking less, i'm distracting more. I'm feeling really weird, but i'm working to buy a camera to make videos.
I’ve been trying to do this since 2018 and so I managed to make everything in my life worse money wise. In this world to do something that matters takes money, connections and if you were not born into it then tough luck. I pretty much given up on my dreams and just live a hermit while the world does what it does.
Dedicate everyday to creating SOMETHING whether it’s cooking dinner, drawing doodles or writing a joke. It will build confidence and make you think more creatively!
We work, because we are corporate wage slaves. From the moment we are born we owe something to the world. A self-proclaimed authority has claimed power and influence over the rest of our lives. We are property of the state, our civilian number and social security numbers are all those numbers are our name to the state, we are faceless, we only exist for them as a human slave unit. We only exist to spend our lives working, and dying for their wars. We are expected so serve a system that has stolen our rights, our freedom, the truth, our sovereign free will, our right to decide what is right for us, in exchange for the illusion of security and freedom. We are conditioned to work in order to accumulate possessions, objects, things, which we end up unconsciously worshipping because we refer to them in order to define who we are, our worth. We are given materialistic comfort to make us believe we are free, but we just get weaker, because we will never consider changing the status quo when being in a comfort zone, we are too comfy and warm to do so. What should be our most fundamental unconditional rights, like having a home and food and water, are really privileges. We don't have the right to live, we are obligated to work, in order to survive. They need for us to work so the small minority that doesn't work, stays in a position of power and dominion over the conforming masses. We need to work, in order for the economical system to work, a system whose very core concept is about materialism and money, at the expense of the well-being of our home planet and her living creatures. We work so we stay in this dog eat dog mentality of competition with each other and survival. What is called "work" is more accurately labor to serve and preserve the monetary system. And so the ones that can see the madness and decide to do things differently, to live for what they believe in, are pointed at by the weak, sheep hate them because they are a reminder to them that they will never have the courage to break out of this matrix. The red pill is only for the strong. Only the strong live for the truth and what is just. In this world of sheep, few are the lions. The strong are building the new world, where everyone will be equal with their neighbor, not because of the things they own but just because they are a person. Another human being like us that deserves the basic right to cultivate his own food in his backyard and feed his children with clean food, untouched by the poisons of corporations. The strong will build a society where money doesn't exist, and people exchange services. If you have apple trees, I can give you some of my oranges from my orange tree in exchange for apples. Education and healthcare for everyone, for all children are and deserve the same. Children are the coming fathers and mothers of humanity. The strong will build a community, a family where everyone is worthy and where one's master is only oneself, and their flag is the same for the entire human race.
This sums up my thoughts perfectly, it is 2020, there is technology that we dont even know exists, we have the means to live a very different way, the goddamn 1 percent shit eaters need to go.
i believe that this video has my life greatly. I used to work for a bank being a salve to one of the most evil cooperations out there until i seen this video 1 year ago. Shortly after seeing this i quit. In a span of a year i was able to replace my income running my own marketing agency. I feel free from the shackles / death grip of these jobs. Thank you Leo. Really
Life mission in 2 steps: 1) escape "Wage Slavery" and live an abundant life 2) help others to escape as well so they could also live an abundant life. ...
I have been thinking about this a lot recently since I'm just going into my second year of university and half way through the life purpose course. Great timing and amazing video!
Before I get a job, I want to get a job desperately and I send 5 CV to company each day for 3 month. But after I get the job, I fcked up I realize I need a freedom
This is encouraging. I am already on the path of option 1. It gets really tough and isolating some periods but the results speak for themselves. Plus I am lucky I’m following the path that I truly love which is writing. I started off working for organisations that are fundamentally bad as you said and caused literal damage in the world. But I quit. And yes I have to work 10x harder now doing part-time consultation as I work on neurotic writing projects but everything in this video tells me I am doing the right thing. The alternative is synonymous to selling my soul. And I really would rather die. So thank you a lot for this. Life is so problematic mehn but we have to cope, don’t we
I'm 81, Leo. And I understand your offerings. I like and resonate with almost all of them. I'm a retired school teacher. I'm an excellent learner. Too good. It satisfies me too much--just learning more and more. I'm very creative. I write well. I am a big picture person. And I still have big dreams that I haven't given up on. Thank God I don't buy your idea of how many years it will take to learn or do this or that.
This is the video I was looking for. These are things I've already been pondering on, and this just reinforces my thoughts and gives me more inspiration.
Me too, I started it in May and finished by July. I wanna go back and redo it...again I think that it could be beneficial to fine tune. Plus all the work Leo must have put in to that course it astonishing!
I see it this way none of us ever once ... never, thought of becoming a wage slave as kids. We wanted to do things we were passionate about. Being a wage slave means sacrificing your goals for other people whose opinions don't really matter in the first place. That is why I don't feel like a slave in my job. I love working with people with disabilities and/or disorders. They have more sense about what is truly valuable and important in life. There is purpose and value in working with people who truly appreciate and are grateful of your time with them. ^_^
I've heard this a lot about disabled people... Many of them have different values in life.... Well a big part of that because many disabled people don't work full time or over time to survive. They get a ride from those who are slaving away.
I think an important point to note here for people criticizing the video is that most people will not resonate with this video and as Leo says they will end up as "wage slaves". This doesnt mean those people can't be happy or find peace or awaken or whatever. ("Wage slaves" is also is not intended to be an insult, it is what it is).This video is simply to inspire those who see the slavery and wish to break out. The past few months I have really been struggling with what I want to do with my life and everything has felt wrong. This video is a literal lifesaver and inspiration. Thank you Leo
I am a house cleaner. I work for myself and I’m very good at what I do. I love cleaning and bring my creative genius into service of my work. I really enjoy helping people, particularly the elderly or those who have disabilities that prevent them from keeping a clean home. I’m also a mixed media artist and wet plate photographer... which I also make money from. Sometimes I think of leaving cleaning and just focus on art but I always conclude that my cleaning brings concrete benefit into the world and that only producing art, being subjective, would leave me lacking a sense of tangible purpose. There is real value, perhaps the highest value, in jobs that provide services that people need... like plumbers, firefighters, and farmers. I do think that people should make conscious decisions about who they work for and what their motives are. The more you can do things for yourself, employ yourself in your chosen field, and turn you back on those who seek to rule you, the better.
Why do we endlessly crank out babies with reckless abandon, all while fully expecting that they will eventually grow up only to be trapped in the same perpetual cycle of meaningless indentured servitude that we are?
It’s bloody hard to escape, one sure way is to live in tent, pretend you have place with work colleagues and friends and family. Do it for 10 straight years and invest in index. You can even jump back into lower paid but more satisfying jobs and subsidize your pay. Also very hard to do with do with kids. The funny thing is free people have to hide from the system-it doesn’t like knowing your not reliant on it.
You think it's easy to build a company? I am an accountant for dozens of successful-looking companies. I can tell you maybe only 10% of the owners actually make more than they would as a "Wage Slave". Lots of these businesses bring in about 1-2 million per year but the owners sometimes lose money or net about 100k a year. The best way to escape wage slavery is to create videos and books about how to escape. I'm not trying to discourage people from building a business I'm just saying it's not as easy as you think and maybe sometimes it's better to make 150K as a wage slave versus a business that looks great but nets you nothing. Also, doing what you "love" is impossible if you want to be rich. All business owners have the same job. Getting clients and managing staff and expenses. Doesn't matter what business it is they all have the same thing they need to do to be successful.
Finally! I found some people who get it and damn it feels good to not be alone. I wish you all the best on the path to freedom. One thing at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time. Never give up.
Omgosh! Love your videos. Can't wait to watch this. Thank you SO much for all the work you do and free videos you put up. These videos have been a huge catalyst in the changes I'm making in my life ❤❤❤ Forever greatful Leo.
Mathematics professor on the way out of academia and this video has been extraordinarily helpful, thank you Leo. I used to do what I loved, but as awareness increases, it's difficult to stay locked into the same modes of existence.
I broke free in 2018 and never looked back. Now im broke, homeless, but with vehicle. Many in society absolutely cannot stand me. Im not making any friends. That much is for sure. I get my bills paid, and i work constantly. I have no social life. Marriage is now out of the question and so is dating pretty much. Women dont generally have any interest in guys like me. Understandable, I suppose. I dont hold it against them. I am constantly condescended to and people try very hard to make me feel that im a worthless piece of shit. This is an every day occurrence. But im happier than I ever have been before in my adult life. Im my own person. And Ive learned more than i could have ever hoped to about everything you can imagine. Not from reading or watching, but from doing. And from experiencing it.i could never gain the wisdom I now have from sitting there, dying slowly every day in an office doing fuck all for a middle manager who is the REAL piece of shit in the story. And I wouldnt go back to that cubicle for any amount of money or security. Never. Never. Never. I would rather die quickly than have to endure that.
It sucks that this is what happens when you become free but unfortunately that's the game. But all those people in the office they're just dying a slow death. That's why the people treat you like that because they don't understand and they're not free fear controls them the fear that being in your position means failure and misery, but not really it's actually liberating. Don't give up what you believe in and don't bend the knee to this society because all the society does is make you sick in the head in the soul and the body making you work all your life chasing a dream and money and they tell you that money is your god well if that's then I'd rather not be in this world to begin with a world this evil and sick.
I'm blessed to be in a space where I can thoroughly consider this, even though I'm older than 22. My goal is to never be a wage slave in the first place.
Personal notes: How To begins at 01:02:00 1. 1:02:00 Stop whining and blaming, and take full responsibility for what is happening in your life. 2. 01:02:39 Be crystal clear about what you want from life. Spend a lot of time clarifying your Life Purpose. 3. 01:03:20 Choose to be a leader, instead of a sheep. 4. 01:04:28 Become a massive value provider, solving serious problems for mankind. 5. 01:14:14 Become highly creative. 6. 1:17:00 Study entrepreneurship, marketing and sales
Nice and informative presentation! I actually have a very good 9 to 5 job, not a "grinding" one. But I still feel like I am selling my life, like a slave; and want to leave it. I think this situation is actually harder, because there is more incentive to stay where I am; I make very good pay. If my job really sucked (and I FELT like a slave), it would be an easy choice to leave! Never-the-less, everything you are saying still applies. Fear of lack of money is the new slavedriver's whip! Hope more people wake up!
"Only focus on the necessary and sufficient functions that are needed in the business model. Assign those functions to independent contractors." -- Harry Browne
This was a very refreshing and sincere video from you after some of the more recent technical ones. I especially liked the last 10 minutes when you talked about chasing consciousness and being grateful. Its always nice to be reminded. I can see that you put everything into these videos. Thank you Leo.
Nothing is in my favor. I am in a never ending struggle to get out of this society of slavery. I know that I am different, I think differently than others and when I share my opinion, they try to put me down. But I am learning more and more and I am becoming less and less obedient and naive and more and more strong and strategic. I am constantly questioning myself about the real truth. Are we made to live this way? I am personally confident that I will win this fight, I just need to grow up a little. I'm only 15 years old but for me the only thing I did from the beginning of my life until I was 14 was to follow orders unknowingly in order to live up to the expectations to be approved. I realized that even though the human brain needs to be praised and supported by superior people, it is possible to overcome this need. If you take the time to wait to be praised and approved to keep moving forward knowing that you are doing the right thing, people will not only not be able to put you down but the speed at which you take over is exponential. It's just a matter of trivializing the fact that you're getting over the norms that society applies.
Best advice I can give any young person is to make sure whatever you do, don't create kids, even on accident. Enjoy a child free life. Because it is hard enough to slave away working for yourself, but imagine how much more you will have to work to provide for kids!!! For men, a 15 minute vasectomy is the simplest. For women a bit more involved to get permanent birth control but worth it in the long run. Look in to how much it costs to raise kids... And also how permanent it is and irreversible to have kids and you have legal obligations you can't get away from if you have kids.
Introduction and Overview - 00:00:04 What is Wage Slavery? - 00:00:58 Understanding Wage Slavery - 00:01:48 The Impact of Wage Slavery - 00:03:20 Unconscious Work and Spreading Evil - 00:03:52 Lack of Time for Personal Development - 00:05:07 The Cause of Societal Evil - 00:06:19 Examples of Unconscious Work - 00:06:54 Denial and Responsibility - 00:08:09 Society as a Pyramid Scheme - 00:09:59 Historical Context of Slavery and Power - 00:10:34 Government and Domestication - 00:14:45 The Role of Ego in Wealth and Power - 00:16:07 The Structure of Wealth and Power - 00:18:11 Examples of Wealth Disparity - 00:19:33 Syndicates and Power Networks - 00:28:07 The Relativity of Wealth - 00:32:44 Denial at the Top and Bottom of the Pyramid - 00:33:28 Power and Privilege - 00:35:07 The Impact of Luck and Privilege - 00:36:25 Solutions and Paths to Freedom - 00:44:11 Rejecting Blame and Victimhood - 00:50:04 Embracing the Pyramid Structure - 00:50:41 Youth and Avoiding Wage Slavery - 00:53:39 Professionals as Wage Slaves - 00:55:38 Financial Independence and Creativity - 00:56:53 Providing Value to Escape Wage Slavery - 01:00:24 Focusing on Leadership and Creativity - 01:03:28 Taking Responsibility and Setting Goals - 01:05:16 Research and Mastery - 01:09:10 Practical Steps to Escape Wage Slavery - 01:17:14 Accepting the Rarity of Escaping Wage Slavery - 01:18:21 Focus on Yourself and Setting Examples - 01:20:15 Gratitude for Current Freedom - 01:21:25 Determining if Escaping Wage Slavery is Right for You - 01:22:47 The Importance of Financial Independence - 01:25:00 The Importance of Aligning with Life Purpose - 01:26:10 Taking Initiative and Planning for the Future - 01:29:09 Final Thoughts and Call to Action - 01:32:34
Thanks Leo for delivering more "down to earth" topics. It's been a while, and i must confess that I was loosing some of the interest in your channel. I think is great the whole "enlightenment" videos, but I think for most of us (your viewers), the more "down to earth" videos are the ones that we can ACT on. I can say, without a doubt, that some of your first-middle videos changed my life for good, and I'd love to have more of those, (the ones related to self image, ego, biases, buisiness, strategy, habits and understand what we do and why). Thanks!
Leo, I totally get what you said about us not loving you truly, and being utilitarian. I do want to say this though: Even though I get value from you for free which makes me like you, I also appreciate the fact that you’re a human being doing this for me. Beyond the actual lessons you have taught us explicitly, it’s the mere fact that you’re doing this at all that gives me hope. In other words, I don’t only appreciate what you’ve been giving me for free, I also appreciate your blood sweat and tears, and I wouldn’t forget that if you stopped posting videos. You’ll always be welcome to stay on my couch ... Andres
Wise words sir, wise words. Here is my 2 cents for this waged slavery issue. I am a software engineer, and what I target is to produce some useful tools that accumulate money for me, using the miracles of automation. So, that I don't need to work on hourly basis. With this approach it will not generate much, but at least I can have some basic living standards and can really get some time to do what I would love, like exploring nature, reading mountain of books I find interesting but cannot read etc.
