Same here. I used to gift sats thinking they’d get it once it doubled. Nope—still treat it like Monopoly money. Now I only gift 丰 to my kids. Staying poor really does seem like a lifestyle choice.
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I went to Portland a few years ago and saw large groups of homeless people hanging out and taking naps in public parks. I was surprised that the homeless problem was so bad until someone corrected me and said that this is like a hippy lifestyle choice. Those homeless want to live carefree and not put in the work. Seems like a similar way of thinking for the poor normies.
I think most people don’t stay poor because they’re embracing some carefree hippy ideal. It’s usually fear—fear of risk, fear of stepping outside the system—or just plain intellectual laziness. Thinking is hard, and doing something with that thinking is even harder. 🤷♂️