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The "Something for Nothing" Crowd: The Truth About Free Advice and Modern Entitlement
Hey folks, Earnest Mann here! Today, I’m bringing you a story that cuts deep into a modern-day phenomenon: the "something for nothing" crowd. This is a group of people who believe they deserve free guidance, free expertise, and free handouts—without lifting a finger. And let me tell you, this mindset is more common than you think.
How a Random Bar Conversation Exposed the Free Advice Problem
This all started at a local watering hole in Salem, Oregon, when a guy named Chess cornered me with real estate questions. I humored him for about 20 minutes, sharing insights and asking him key questions. But when he came back from his restroom break, expecting free professional advice like I was running a charity, I had to set the record straight: "Advice? Yes. Give? No."
The Rise of the "Something for Nothing" Mentality
This isn’t just about one guy in a bar. This entitlement problem exploded in the late 20th century, thanks to big-box stores like Walmart that brainwashed people into expecting cheap, low-quality goods at rock-bottom prices. Americans were taught that they could get something for nothing, and this attitude bled into every area of life—including how people expect professional advice for free.
Why Free Advice Isn’t Free—And Why You Should Value Expertise
The reality is, professionals earn their keep by charging for their knowledge. Expecting free guidance from an expert is like asking a chef for a free meal or a mechanic for a free repair. The "something for nothing" mindset cheapens hard-earned skills and disrespects the value of real expertise.
If you’ve ever been on the receiving end of this entitlement, you’ll relate to this episode. And if you want to break free from this mentality, check out my "Designing Your Future" link in the description below.
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Transcript
00:03 hey folks thank you for being here people have a hell of a lot of problems and what I talk about here are your life problems no politics no religion I just want to remind you though I am not a licensed therapist I'm not claiming to be one so if you need a professional you should get one but what I can tell you is I'll try my best to help you because this is all about you and with that let's jump into today's story I don't talk about this very often but what I'm about to tell you is very
00:45 valuable so you'll want to listen very carefully now if you're a reasonably intelligent individual that's what you'll do because intelligent people are curious they check things out and they usually follow through this is why more often than not intelligent people are doing better in life because they have insatiable curiosity and balls amongst other qualities as well now I chose the title that I did because I believed that certainly millions of Doug Stan Hop's fans I a huge fan of Doug Stan hope myself did
01:30 you hear that Doug I'm raising my glass to you now would be curious about Doug stanh Hope's drunken real estate speculation but the thing is I have absolutely no clue about Doug stanh Hope's drunken real estate speculation I have never personally witnessed it but I bet it would be hilarious to watch so if you'll forgive me for what certainly appears like a a purposeless name plug it is relevant and that it involved a real estate question I received not directly from a listener but from a guy named Chess at one of my
02:14 several local watering holes here in Salem Oregon it's really pretty good so listen up I'm sitting there at the bar having my favorite drink Jen and shank's ass when this guy named chess starts talking me about real estate now I don't necessarily mind talking about real estate when I'm in a bar but actually I'd much rather talk about a far more serious subject such as how many angels can dance on Lady Gaga's tits but alas I'm a friendly bloke so I decided to engage this fellow with his real estate
02:57 questions and this is where things get into interesting so this guy chess starts telling me this and that and I asked him a few questions and response and this goes on for like 20 minutes or so and he seems pretty happy he seems comfortable and convinced I know what I'm talking about and he feels he's getting somewhere then he excuses himself saying he's going to the restroom I bit him cheers because in my my mind without further action on his part the conversation is pretty much over so he returns from his piss run
03:41 short time later approaches me again and asks me well what do you think and I looked at him and asked what do I think of what the real estate deal he loudly proclaims we just talked about it a few minutes ago I want your advice I want want your opinion okay well people in Hell want ice water I told him huh we just got done talking about all this I thought you were going to give me your advice and I said advice yes give no thankfully his unthinking and ungrateful ass simply walked away now do you happen to be confused by what I'm saying here
04:31 if you are allow me to fill in a few blanks if you will as I've stated in my episode several times in the past I am in the advisory business that is how I earn my keep in the world but there is a crowd which has become exponentially large in the last three or four decades that refuses to acknowledge certain life realities and I've given them my own personal name I call them the something for nothing crowd perhaps you're familiar with them for those of you who AR not familiar let me bring you up to speed on the
th century very close to: me reason why Time magazine's:07:00 commercials propaganda a very thorough and childlike mindset was established throughout America that you can and should get something for nothing and it has been the prevailing customer religion ever since then and this finally explains to you why I had the reaction from the man in the bar the way I did because as I already explained he is part of that brainwashed crowd so I really hope you found that helpful and if you want to know more along those lines check out the designing your future Link in the description
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