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Re:Marshmallow Test Fails to Replicate by eru on Saturday August 03, 2024 @04:15AM (#41145353)
Well, some people in rich countries take out a mortgage and buy a house on similar grounds.
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Re:Marshmallow Test Fails to Replicate by fireflash38 on Saturday August 03, 2024 @07:17AM (#41145927)
With the differences of:

1. Immediate use of the home 2. Collateral that can be taken back of the loan isn't repaid 3. Often the collateral gains in value over the duration of the loan 4. The interest rate on the loan is way lower than a personal loan or a credit card.

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Re:Marshmallow Test Fails to Replicate by eru on Sunday August 04, 2024 @07:26PM (#41156998)
I mostly agree.

However, (3) is a bug that's just commonly encountered (hopefully temporarily) in some countries that restrict construction way too much at the moment. One can hope.

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