When you're broke, reading books is basically waiting to die.

You're so poor that your coins are ringing,
Your account has single digits,
Rent and utilities are chasing you,
And you're still sitting there reading,
Taking notes, screenshots, collecting.
You're not learning,
You're just giving your incompetence
A decent posture.

To put it bluntly:

The more books poor people read, the more likely they are to waste time.

Why?
Because books,
Don't make you sweat, get scolded, face rejection, or feel ashamed.
They're too comfortable.

And what you lack most right now,
Is precisely
Getting slapped hard by reality.

What happens when you go to work?
You're disliked, underpaid, rejected, scolded, ignored.
But
It pays you.

What happens when you read books?
It makes you feel like you're “progressing”
“Accumulating” “Brewing.”
Translated into plain language:
Today, I didn't earn a penny,
But my mental state is good.

That's the most pathetic part.

When you're poor,
All your “waiting to be ready”
“Waiting to understand” “Waiting to finish this book,”
Boils down to one thing:
I don't dare to take action.

To be realistic:
• You're not lacking knowledge
• You're lacking courage
• No guts
• No action
• And no resilience

So you choose the safest thing:
Sit still and pretend you're working hard.

What's even more humiliating
Is that those books you're reading now,
When you finally have some money,
Looking back, you'll only think of four words:

Worthless trash.

Because truly useful things,
Are only forged when you're chased by city management while vending,
When you're turned away from business deals,
When your quotes are cut in half on the spot,
When reality drags you into the mud.

Remember one thing, engrain it in your mind:

When you're broke,
Whoever is still “inputting”
Is already quitting the game of life.

Just go do it.
Just go embarrass yourself.
Just go make money.

When you have some cash in your pocket,
Then books will be worthy of talking to you.