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I think devoply overstated their case in saying you can't make money if your group doesn't have it, but it does make it harder, and occasionally impossible. In
by actuallyalys 10y ago
I think devoply overstated their case in saying you can't make money if your group doesn't have it, but it does make it harder, and occasionally impossible. In the worst case, you face an effective catch-22 because your group doesn't provide the resources you need but joining groups that have them takes those same resources.
Also, in practice, people tend to identify with the groups they belong to, so rationally or not, they are more reluctant to leave groups than you are.
- yummyfajitas 10y agoWhat group with resources do you think it actually takes equivalent resources to join? In any case I'm disagreeing with devoply's use of "can't". If he wrote this I wouldn't have disagreed: "Want to make money? You choose not to because your group does not have money and you prefer not to join or associate with a group that does." I agree that many people have feelings tying them to a particular group and are unwilling to leave their group. That's a matter of willingness, not ability.
- actuallyalys 10y agoI agree that there are many situations where joining a group gives you access to more resources than it costs. My point is that, in some cases, you might not have the resources to pay the costs, even if you could recoup them later. For example, it might cost only a small amount of gas money to attend a group that provides mentorship. If you don't have that money, you can't attend, even if that mentorship would lead to a job that gives you a huge return on your time and gas money.