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Originally Posted by Mr.Coffee
I can honestly say I do not want to be super rich. I think the premier life is at upper middle class and I'm on target for that I think eventually. So nobody is stopping me from getting what I want other than myself and that is the answer you're looking for.
I agree with some statements you make, but the reality is that it isn't just a case of poor people being poor because they're not working hard enough. It's too complex a problem to slap a solution like "work harder" on it and when you do that like Mr. O'Greedy you sound like a moron.
At the end of the day a guy like O'Greedy simply lacks compassion for others. That's the story essentially, and it isn't a news worthy story that some people don't have the ability to have empathy.
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I'm not saying the solution is 'work harder' in a vacuum. But I think there is a lack of personal responsibility that's pervasive in our thinking. If someone wants to achieve something, they'll need to commit to it first, and figure out the how later.
I'm guilty of this all the time, where I have an idea, and I get all into planning the smallest of details rather than acting on whatever the idea is. And shockingly, I never seem to complete these tasks.
Poor people who stay poor will likely lack motivation to improve, have issues with substances, and probably didn't come from environments that focused on family and education. Maybe that's not very empathetic. But I suppose that's my solution to societal problems
1. Focus on family and education.
2. Aim big. Don't dream big. But if other people think your goals are unreasonable, you're probably on the right track. Nobody gets excited about an attainable goal, which results in even the attainable never occurring.
3. Don't make excuses.