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I do know a lot of poor people and they are actually extremely financially dumb and naive. They do not know how to compare prices per unit of measure. They do
by Mistletoe 3y ago
I do know a lot of poor people and they are actually extremely financially dumb and naive. They do not know how to compare prices per unit of measure. They do think the dollar store is cheap. They did have a goal of not using DoorDash for a month because their addiction is so bad. They will DoorDash fast food because they are too lazy to go pick it up.
- bombcar 3y agoI've known poor people (heck I have been - and compared to some here no doubt still are - poor people). The ones who are not dumb, end up being not poor eventually, even if not rich.
- faeriechangling 3y agoDoorDash has more value when you’re poor because you are less mobile, and more generally are less likely to have a well outfitted kitchen, and I see a lot of younger people who are inexperienced cooks using it. It’s no secret that it’s a terribly fast way to burn cash but a downward spiral of depression from being poor -> ordering food because you’re too depressed to cook -> depression from being poor can occur. Mind that I’d advise such people hoard frozen dinners and save a whack of cash, it isn’t quite the same. I honestly think that poor people can even UNDERESTIMATE how valuable debt-fueled DoorDash and Uber usage is if they expect upwards economic mobility in the near future (Students) since it’s one of the better time/money tradeoffs they can do.