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Analogies are like jokes. If you have to explain them... I stand by my original observation. It's a poor analogy.

• roenxi 6y ago
  There is a real opportunity for you to learn here though. Don't compromise your quality of life out of some sort of misplaced feeling of loyalty to people who lend you money. It is a commercial contract and you should try to honour it, but you are allowed to live a full life even if you owe someone else money.
  • JoeAltmaier 6y ago
    There's a name for not paying debts - deadbeat. No thanks.
  • tchaffee 6y ago
    > There is a real opportunity for you to learn here though. That comes off as condescending. You assume I don't already have a set of well thought out values around debt that I am quite happy with. It's not that difficult. I just live the same way I would expect someone to live if they owe me money. That keeps me honest on both sides: I treat my debtors with empathy. And I treat my debts with the same seriousness of a contractual obligation that I would hope my own debtors do. But if you decide your five star hotel holiday can't somehow be downgraded to a smaller budget while simultaneously defaulting on loans, the average person will have zero sympathy. The problem with "allowed to live a full life" is that too many people define that as something that is far beyond their means.