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Huh. Actually, I would bet money on that kinda working, if you could actually convince him? Remember when that one guy in New York, I think it was, gave a home
by RangerScience 10y ago
Huh. Actually, I would bet money on that kinda working, if you could actually convince him?
Remember when that one guy in New York, I think it was, gave a homeless guy a deal: money now, or programming lessons - and they made an app, and the app made money... that the guy couldn't collect because he couldn't get a bank account because he couldn't Deal with going into the government offices to get an identity?
Or that thing that happens when you give someone who's been homeless for awhile an apartment and they camp out in the apartment like they were still on the street?
It's like... min(x, y, z). It makes sense that belief does not get you money, but it also makes sense the lack of belief leads to lack of money.
I'm not saying that everyone is in that boat. That is definitely not the case. But I would say that most people are in that boat.
There's also a big difference in if the boat has three off-board motors and a Jacuzzi, or paddle... But if you don't believe there's someplace worth going that you can get to...?
- nerdponx 10y agoI would take your bet, and you would lose. The things you aren't describing are "lack of belief." They're "serious emotional problems brought on by seriously hard life situations." Do people still really believe in this pull-yourseful-up-by-the-bootstraps stuff?