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"Nobody wants to be the parent of the most mentally stable Starbucks Barista." - I believe you speak correctly for much of the population. But not for me. I wou
by smithkl42 11y ago
"Nobody wants to be the parent of the most mentally stable Starbucks Barista." - I believe you speak correctly for much of the population. But not for me. I would much rather have my three children work at Starbucks (or in construction, or as plumbers, or whatever) and be good human beings - full of love, justice and mercy, faithful to their families and loyal to their friends - than get into any Ivy League and fail in any of those much more important areas. It's not even close.
- kelukelugames 11y agoIt's much easier to be full of love, justice and mercy when people don't have to worry about money. Studies show a low threshold for that dollar amount but that number is multiple times higher for US major cities.
- smithkl42 11y agoPerhaps. Certainly it's easier to be conventionally happy with enough money. And conversely, I think that folks who have a strong moral foundation find it a lot easier to make enough money. The arrow of causation quite likely runs both ways. But I know that the strongest sense of community and loyalty that I've seen are from working-class folks who may not have much money but who happen to have a strong underlying moral foundation.