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>Some people are poor because of their habits and inclinations and they just don't change those habits (for one reason or another), so they stay poor. That's t
by woodandsteel 6y ago
>Some people are poor because of their habits and inclinations and they just don't change those habits (for one reason or another), so they stay poor.
That's true. But often the reason they have those bad habits is they were taught them by the environment that, through no choice of their own, they were born in.
- quickthrowman 6y agoAbsolutely. It’s not only bad habits they were taught, but the huge amount of things they weren’t taught. I was taught how to budget, how compound interest works, and so on by family members. I used to do rental property maintenance in places where people didn’t know to use a dish strainer to prevent sink clogs, nobody ever taught them. Now, spread that out over hundreds or thousands of other things they’re not aware of. There’s tons of useful knowledge that middle/upper class people pass down t their kids that poor people have no clue about.
- mythrwy 6y agoAgreed. And knowing is not enough, you have to have enough discipline or environmental training to act at the appropriate junctures.
- drbojingle 6y agoSure, but you can learn bad habits regardless of the environment you were born into and you can fix those habits too, if you're so inclined to reflect and practice. This is very different than having your father die while you're young and promising to be the woman of the house and take care of your sick mom and baby sister.