On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who want to be

Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by ano88888 on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @04:46AM (#35451178)

Since I came from a very poorish developing country, i can't understand some Europians contempt for wealth. I still lived in the poor country but i am making much more money than the OP and I am proud of it. They have this attitude of 'oh, i don't care about money' prabably they think their government is gonna be always be able to support them and their economy will always be good. Things change. These people will likely regret when they put their family in a fragile position.

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Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by vintermann on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:11AM (#35451359)

Or maybe, like you, they understand their own position quite well.

As I wrote in the reply above, I know many now adult children of similar parents. They're doing fine.

I also know some whose parents had more of an attitude like you, that this could all be gone soon and you need to resolutely pursue money and status to be safe when that happens. Usually kids of immigrants. They seem to have much more strained relationships to their parents - and not that much better outcomes on average.

Where you are, maybe your advice is sound. But odds are that OP understands their own situation better than you who aren't in it; and that in Sweden you would be barking up the wrong tree, guarding against the wrong threats.

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Re:On the experience of being dirt-poorish, for people who w... by xyzzy123 on Thursday April 06, 2023 @07:17AM (#35466836)

If you live out in the woods, grow much of your own food and don't do many things that require money, I would argue you are quite well equipped to handle the most likely societal catastrophes.

What would be even better is knowing a few useful trades.

And if the government or economy fails, children are more or less the traditional sort of "insurance" against penury in old age.

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