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I work 80+ hours a week. I'm not proud of being busy all the time but I'm most definitely proud of the results of the hours I put in and the life it will be creating me in the future.
It’s when people ‘guilt trip’ other people for ‘not being busy’. Bruh being busy doesn’t mean you’re being productive SMH >

They're not busy. They tell people they're busy because other people say they're busy. >

I’m pretty fucking busy. 
I work 50-60 hours a week (as does my wife.) We have two kids. 
I can assure you, I’m plenty busy. I also don’t really talk about it much. >

Same here but we're too busy to talk about it. I'm sure my why is similar to yours: so in 5-10 years in my 40s I'll be financially free and eventually can pass that financial security to my kids assuming they don't become total fuck ups >

I don’t think it’s “great” to be busy, but the reality is that with work, two kids, and a semblance of a social life it’s hard not to be. 
I also really really REALLY like doing things. I’m constantly bored, constantly looking for ways to learn and grow, and constantly trying to see a world for which I have fleetingly little time left in my life. I thought I had tons of time to travel. I’m now 40, and I realize that at best I have maybe 30 years before I’m too tired to travel to some of the places I want to see. 
So yes, I’m busy. But I’m also ALIVE. >

It’s because people equate being busy with being important, specifically more important than others who are not so busy. It just becomes some dick measuring contest and just comes across to me as plain insecure. >

I never realized how pointless it was to always be doing something until I moved from a big city to a small town in a different state. But it can also be pointless to do nothing so it really just depends on how you want to waste your time I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️ (not that either is necessarily a waste, but both could be seen that way depending on the person)