You misunderstand what it means to be poor

Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by yibg on Saturday November 15, 2025 @04:39AM (#45936236)

I think also perhaps the reasons for being poor. My family was poor but so was everyone else. It was structural. So as a result (my hypothesis), there wasn’t even the hope of being rich, just not so poor. So for instance the mentality was always to save, not invest, because no one has the money to invest could afford to lose whatever meager savings there was.

As a result my up bringing was filled with lessons to play it safe, don’t take risks, get a stable job etc.

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Re:You misunderstand what it means to be poor by dijit on Sunday November 16, 2025 @03:44AM (#45943640)

Same here.

Its interesting that the same mentalities that get us out of poverty are not the same ones that make people rich.

You could naively assume that competence around money would be universal.

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