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For what it is worth, every time I hear the phrase "working toward financial independence", it sounds like Newspeak to me. Let's call it what it is: almost ever
by dj-wonk 9y ago
For what it is worth, every time I hear the phrase "working toward financial independence", it sounds like Newspeak to me. Let's call it what it is: almost everyone wants to make money because satisfying our various needs is part of the human condition.
- thaumasiotes 9y agoI think the phrase "financial independence" has a lot to offer as a description of a mode of living that poor communities generally do not display. A lot of poor people spend a sort of weighted average of the earnings of their family group -- if your personal income happens to be down right now, you can borrow money from someone who's having an up period. This is what winston_smith is referring to when he says "in some poor communities, there's a strong ethic of sharing good fortune", and it's a different concept than "money is good".
- delinka 9y agoOr it could mean "having made and then saved enough to make one's own way in a capitalistic economy instead of being at the behest of employers."