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I wonder how much of this is outliers from special cases. Getting involved in crime, getting entangled with police violence, child abuse, getting ill from envir
by InfiniteRand 4y ago
I wonder how much of this is outliers from special cases. Getting involved in crime, getting entangled with police violence, child abuse, getting ill from environmental conditions, all of these things can sometimes have a devastating effect, and when they do it can be really bad.
If there's nothing that unambiguously gives a strong advantage in life, you might end up with the scales weighed down heavily in terms of the impact of big bad events/influences.
And there's something to be said for that. To try to guarantee your kids an exceptional life there are so many factors out of your control you need to rely on. But preventing concrete disasters is usually something much simpler to grasp and act upon.
Separately from all of this, having loving relationships is usually a major highlight of people's lives, whether rich or not, so worth investing in that.