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I would not be so casually disparaging of the intelligence of the poor. Sometimes you know its crap and more expensive in the long term but just don't have the
by xnyan 8y ago
I would not be so casually disparaging of the intelligence of the poor. Sometimes you know its crap and more expensive in the long term but just don't have the funds to buy the better version. Poverty in the United States is an endless series of traps and gotchas to take advantage of people too weak to properly defend themselves.
- dmitryminkovsky 8y agoNot to mention “rural”? You’re rural so you’re financially illiterate?? Might make sense to follow some farmers on twitter if you think rural means financially illiterate.
- jstarfish 8y agoI'm only this blase because I've lived among them. They generally make poor decisions. Is renting a couch from a rent-to-repo store truly necessary? No. Nobody needs a couch. But they'll insist they do and willingly amortize the cost of 10 couches to temporarily have one.