I think my broader point still stands. There are things one can influence and there are ones they can't. Where people live is one of the things they can. Living in a large city is expensive so one needs to earn more to sustain that. However that's not the only place to live. I most certainly have the lowest income of my friend group but I'm also by far the wealthiest because of how much cheaper my living expenses are. My mortgage for a house is half of what they're paying in rent a month for a small apartment equally far away from the city centre. They just choose to live in the capital so their living expenses are so much higher that despite the higher wage they have nothing to show for it. Also, I started my own business because I got tired of working for others and despite having zero experience and nobody helping me I still managed to make it work so if I can do it, anyone can.

I just get incredibly frustrated with the apparent apathy online of people just blaming external factors about their circumstances as if they've got no control over anything themselves. So many of the struggles people deal with are self-inflicted. This equally applies to my fellow entrepreneurs as well who are not happy where they're at. They have all the control over their business but they still choose to follow the same path as everyone else while expecting different results.