This idea that we must all struggle to get here, that if someone steps out of the system and is not bombarded with the same struggles of debt or a monotonous job, then they are now scrutinized.
The problem with this envy is that we accept the state of things as they are as immovable as gravity. Capitalism and the forces that pull people into poverty aren’t the same.
It’s legal fiction, and we have more control than we realize. Turning on each other doesn’t solve the problem. Turning on the forces that uphold the current system is much more productive.