It's not as simple as you would like to believe. Lacking social skills and having self-defeating attitudes are much more likely to keep them poor, assuming they

It's not as simple as you would like to believe. Lacking social skills and having self-defeating attitudes are much more likely to keep them poor, assuming they are not mentally deficient, than a simple pursuit of leisure over work. Lots of people, rich and poor, prefer leisure to their current work situation, in case you don't know. Some rich people have poor social skills and self-defeating attitudes and somehow manage to stay rich too. But this is more about beginning poor and staying poor. Many poor people are not that happy, feel frustrated, and perhaps watching TV is an easy activity that makes them feel okay.