I think he is talking about being a real estate agent. It really isn't that hard to become one and if you get a commission on a real estate listing you get like 5%. So your listing is 400,000 and you get $20,000. Do that one or two times and you have a solid base.

I have skimmed the entire thread and I don't think anyone here is a narcissist or any of the other demeaning words that have been used. I think the simple truth is that there is a subset of the population that is just smarter. I don't say that in a nasty way.. it just is. I don't want to be able to look at the budget of my condo and know instantly that it is off and how to fix it when everyone else is just trying to figure out what it is.. I just do. When I say that with pride I shouldn't be called a narcissist.

I don't want to see that marriage and (frankly) relationships at this point in time are a zero net gain for me. I just do. That doesn't make me a sociopath.

I don't want to look at the state of the world today and see that most people are utter sheeple who are either unable or unwilling to think critically, I just do.

I wish there was a message board for us or one place where we could gather and just talk freely for greater knowledge. In fact I find it a bit of a conspiracy that you really can't find such a message board out there.

I used to hang out on a message board with people I thought I shared commonalities. But they were all emotional people and anytime I tried to have any sort of smart conversation they emoted their hysterics at me. I always had to keep my mouth shut and do what they wanted. No one wanted to critically examine anything or have any life view that wasn't vetted by some authority -- an authority I already considered a joke. Threads would be started about my profession and when I would come in with actual knowledge on things they wouldn't listen to me because it didn't fit with their emotional world view.

I ended up putting a lot of that focus into my health and finances and both
improved.

I am tired of not being me and the best me that I can be because it is going to cause someone else hurt feelings or others are going to have to "bring me down" by calling me a name.

If it means and it usually does that people aren't going to love me or get along with me or want to talk with me.. well, that is the price I need to pay. But I am done trading me for *pretend* friends who only tolerate me as long as I do what they want.