I have a friend who is well off. His family is filthy rich and his dad recently gave him a loan of thousands of dollars to start a business which he is earning a lot from.
The other day we were talking about work and he goes that he is a hardcore capitalist and that it helps everyone work and earn their own profit.
He talked about how people don't work hard and then cry about poverty. I gently reminded him about his financial status and that most people have to work day long jobs.
He goes “they still have 8 hours in their days left” as if after working a tiring job they won't need sleep and are exhausted.
When I told him that he says they are just excuses. I am so mad at the moment at him. He is a good friend but sometimes he is delusional of how easy it is to get a loan from your dad and give your every thing to what would be most people's side hustles.
He then talks about how rich people also work hard and that they deserve the money they have. I am not in a bad financial state myself (my parents support me like his) but I do work a job that pays me about 70 dollars a month for 6 hours of work (including the weekend) and if it weren't for my parents, I would be on the street. I still don't think poor people are lazy, just that rich people have a lot of privilege in life.
I was telling him this and he kept speaking over me and dismissing what I was saying like a child, saying I'm full of excuses and dont want to work hard.