What does To enjoy the benefits of something and not wanting to accept the responsibilities that come with it mean?

I can think of two instances but I don't know if they are accurate.
1. To enjoy the benefits of having money(living in a good apartment, taking trips, attending musical shows, just living good generally) and not being happy wanting to accept the responsibilities that come with it(which is working for it)
2. To enjoy the benefits of having good grades( making As and Bs) but not wanting to accept the responsibilities that come with it(which include being punctual, not skipping classes, and studying very hard, amongst others)

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Brielle_Catrinar

25 Mar 2023

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Those are both great examples of what it means! Basically just wanting the reward but not wanting to have to deal with all the other harder things that come with getting the reward.

Another example would be: Wanting the salary of being, say, a surgeon, but not wanting the responsibility of having people’s lives in your hands.

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Brielle_Catrinar

25 Mar 2023

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Those are both great examples of what it means! Basically just wanting the reward but not wanting to have to deal with all the other harder things that come with getting the reward.

Another example would be: Wanting the salary of being, say, a surgeon, but not wanting the responsibility of having people’s lives in your hands.

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Olive_Spence

25 Mar 2023

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@Brielle_Catrinar
Thanks. Oh, I have one. Wanting to be a rock star but not wanting to accept the fact that your personal space can be intruded by the paparazzi and finding ways to deal with that.