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Re:Why are we so pessimistic? by PopeDotNinja on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @02:38AM (#20210250)
> But your average American doesn't face real adversity anymore.

As a formerly homeless person living in a neighborhood filled with poverty, I'm going to humbly disagree with you on this point.

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Re:Why are we so pessimistic? by benj111 on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @02:53AM (#20210305)
He did say 'average' American.

The article is about why we're unreasonably pessimistic. You are illustrating the point.

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Re:Why are we so pessimistic? by pytester on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @03:01AM (#20210343)
Apparently most americans are one paycheck away from the that: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/most-americans-are-one-pay...
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Re:Why are we so pessimistic? by benj111 on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @03:50AM (#20210525)
But the average Americans aren't all going to lose their job at the same time and end up homeless.

The average American will never experience homelessness so citing that as an example of adversity for the average American is wrong.

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Re:Why are we so pessimistic? by leereeves on Tuesday June 18, 2019 @10:08AM (#20213108)
That's a clickbait headline.

According to the story itself, most Americans are on the verge of: "reducing spending elsewhere (26%), borrowing from family and/or friends (16%) or using credit cards (12%)."

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