Because this is a meticulously designed society, if you want to quickly accumulate your first million in life, or even your first ten million, you must learn a skill called plundering the lower class.
This society is very cruel. For a person to make money, there are only two paths: one is called upward linking, and the other is called downward harvesting. When you have no money and have never seen the world, you can't walk the path of upward linking. 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 specialized talent with special skills in a certain industry, only then might you be accepted by the upper class and have the possibility to link upward and make money.
Yet 99% of people will never step into that so-called upper class threshold in their lifetime. Many people think that having luxury cars and watches will allow them to squeeze into the upper class, only to find that these things are merely toys for the wealthy.
Sometimes, if you are not born into this circle, you won't even have the chance to serve others. Thus, plundering the lower class becomes a skill that everyone who wants to turn their life around must learn. So how can one plunder downward? For example, if you want to harvest women from the lower class, you only need to give something that is originally worthless form and value. For instance, diamonds can be sold at sky-high prices in the name of love, and when houses are tied to a sense of security, they can drain all of a man's wallet.
If you want to harvest men, it's even simpler because lower-class men are inherently fearful of authority; they fear isolation and being abandoned by society. Therefore, they hope to showcase their value. You just need to package yourself as a big boss, tell them that if they follow you, they will have the opportunity to excel. Look online; isn't this the trick? They rent a Maybach or a Rolls Royce, and countless men will dedicate their youth, passion, time, and even lives to you, let alone their money.
Harvesting children is also very easy. The children of the powerful learn music, chess, calligraphy, and painting, becoming cultured rich second-generation individuals. In contrast, lower-class children who learn these are likely just fodder for training institutions. The children will grow up to be 996 workers who can play the piano, copywriters who can play chess, graphic designers, or salespeople, and office workers who can draw. Those training classes love to paint a dream for parents, as if learning these will lead to different outcomes. However, they won't tell parents that these noble courses actually rest on a material foundation. 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 their correctness, 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 minds can only operate within a formal logical system. They only focus on the present and never believe in the future. They dislike grand theories and prefer small joys. They are unwilling to exchange 'the struggles of the present' for 'poetry and the distant future.' In other words, they prefer to live a life of 'getting drunk today while there's wine.' Therefore, you must persuade them in a way they can understand.
You must let them see 'immediate returns,' and make them feel that life is like playing an online game; as long as they set their sights, the effects will be immediate. Moreover, China is actually a society based on blood ties, and most competition is a game of family power. Therefore, most poor people lack the capital and opportunity to make mistakes because their family power is too weak. Without this supporting power, you cannot aspire to stand firmly at the top of the ivory tower.
Some people refuse to accept this: is making money really that hard? Just catching the wind, isn't it a matter of minutes? You need to understand that wanting and being able are two different concepts. E-commerce, short videos, selling products, virtual currencies—what have you caught? If you say to wait for the wind, it's really more reliable to wait for your house to be demolished. Strong winds only blow at the heads of industries; even a tornado cannot lift the edge workers. Do you feel that sting?
Personal success is not only about how rich one is now; more importantly, it is about how much breakthrough one has made based on their original family background.
Success is actually a relative concept. For children born into ordinary families, the biggest problem is that their parents have taught them mostly wrong things, as their parents often find themselves at a disadvantage in social competition and naturally do not understand the rules of social operation. The most difficult part is not just starting from scratch but overcoming the erroneous concepts that parents have inadvertently instilled in them. The people who are willing to have substantial contact with you are basically from the same class. You can't connect with those who are doing well, and even if you do, they won't tell you the truth. Only when you can bring them benefits will their instincts allow them to speak to you candidly.
No matter when, the lower middle class is always the most crowded. The resources in this tier are also pitifully scarce. The path to success is not crowded; it’s just that the class you are in is too crowded.
The biggest difference between humans and animals is that human desires are infinite. While animals can hunt using their claws when hungry, humans must work hard to create a 'ladder' to climb up the social hierarchy.