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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by peterspath on Friday November 14, 2025 @01:09PM (#45929756)
where can I read more about it? I don't see the connection, but I could be wrong, so interested in some reading on this topic.
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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by pixl97 on Friday November 14, 2025 @01:20PM (#45929918)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformed_Christianity

and

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination_in_Calvinism

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by raldu on Friday November 14, 2025 @01:25PM (#45930004)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_S...

It's one of the classic subjects in sociology,

https://oyc.yale.edu/sociology/socy-151/lecture-16

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by peterspath on Friday November 14, 2025 @01:42PM (#45930282)
I knew what Calvinism was... this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestant_work_ethic is an interesting read, will explore the topic more. Thank you :)
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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by pavel_lishin on Friday November 14, 2025 @01:26PM (#45930008)
I assume they're talking about this, which was mentioned elsewhere on HN yesterday: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Protestant_Ethic_and_the_S...
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