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The poor are generally not in a position to dump large amounts of time, energy, and attention into something with such a risky and far-future payoff. I mean, th
by ThrustVectoring 10y ago
The poor are generally not in a position to dump large amounts of time, energy, and attention into something with such a risky and far-future payoff. I mean, they often don't have the wherewithal to cook dinner rather than grab something from McDonald's.
- GFischer 10y agoI think it's a (very real) problem of mental "energy" more than actual time. What you mention of McDonalds has been studied: https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/12/junk-food-cravings-are-triggered-by-the-mere-thought-of-being-low-class/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/12/junk-food-cravings-a... And also, some studies say that poor people don't have the mental "energy" because everything has to be evaluated against tradeoffs: https://newrepublic.com/article/89377/poverty-escape-psychology-self-control https://newrepublic.com/article/89377/poverty-escape-psychol...