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This reeks of bias. I’m always leery of “the poors are dumb!” as if that’s self-evident, rather than in poverty the risk-reward trade off is different and they
by zmgsabst 4y ago
This reeks of bias.
I’m always leery of “the poors are dumb!” as if that’s self-evident, rather than in poverty the risk-reward trade off is different and they accordingly adapt to that — as a rational choice.
Do you think escaping poverty is as simple as “just save money, dummy!”
- p1necone 4y agoYep, if you're earning something approaching fuckall no amount of saving is ever going to bring you out of poverty, so why would you not just spend spare income on stuff that's enjoyable now instead. The only way a lot of people can break the cycle is to earn more, not spend less - because spending less of fuckall still leaves you with fuckall.
- hbarka 4y ago>> why would you not just spend spare income on stuff that’s enjoyable now This is exactly not what you want to do. It’s an attitude of entitlement without a sense of delayed gratification. >> The only way a lot of people can break the cycle is to earn more, not spend less Earning more is a result, not a means to an end. You break the cycle by improving your means. How you improve your means is entirely up to you and knowing how to balance delayed gratification has a big part to play in it.
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