A short monologue (YouTube video) reflecting on how people’s perception of opportunity and acceptable pay changes with age. The speaker argues that shifting standards (e.g., $15/hour at 18 vs. $30/hour at 40) reflect a change in self-understanding—recognizing one’s worth—rather than mere passage of time.
Do you understand what I'm talking about when I say how much opportunity there is with everything you see? The question is, how is your brain programmed to see what you see? We grew up. And at 18, if we made $15 an hour, we'd be rich. And then we turned 40. And now we won't even think about doing anything for less than, say, $30 an hour. Making these numbers up, what's changed? I got older. That doesn't mean anything. My brain got wiser. I started understanding my worth, my value.
