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stupidity is so close to poverty, do you agree with such a phrase?
if it yes, means the poor are the fools.
I want to know your opinion. Grin

It`s not exactly stupidity.Not all poor people are stupid.It`s the combitation of being lazy+procrastination+lack of education/knowledge+not enough concentration and discipline+finding too many excuses for everything in your life and blaming everyone else for your misery.
Some rich people are kinda stupid,but they work hard,have discipline and stay focused.

Haha good point. I'd agree, rich people can still lack in the other important skills that are necessary to be truly successful. Just because you have a lot of money doesn't necessarily mean that you've earned it the hard way.

Stupidity is a lack of knowledge, or no desire to obtain that knowledge anywhere. That's what makes people get stuck in certain situations in their lives. They don't see a need to improve or learn more, and therefore have a hard time escaping poverty. Or, they were just born into these conditions and are comfortable where they are. Nothing wrong with that, it's just a preference.

Sometimes it's also a culture. You see your father and mother content with the life that you have, and so you become like them. I mean, why would you grind and work hard if everyone around you is comfortable with just sharing a small fish for dinner? It's PERFECTLY fine to the people around you, why wouldn't it be fine with you? I live in a place where everyone is content with their lives. They are all poor but they are all addicted to gambling. The small amount of money that they are getting from a long day of labor work goes all to gambling. Why? It's because it's the life that their parents lived and was passed on to them. Good thing I'm not originally from this place so I have a totally different mindset. I was raised differently.

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rich people can still lack in the other important skills that are necessary to be truly successful.

And what are those skills? Money = Success in this world. No other way. I know that we have different definitions of "success" but you don't see a poor person being called "successful". It really only take you to be exceptionally good at one thing in order to become rich. Become a really good singer, people will come to you, listen to you, and eventually pay to listen to you. All of the other skills becomes secondary like washing the dishes, doing the laundry, etc. Everything that doesn't have a relation with your career becomes secondary at this point. That's why successful people make other people do those things for them. You don't have to have the "other important skills".

Success is a mindset. It is being able to accept things that cannot be changed, and using the power you have to make a difference in the people around you. It's not giving up when something doesn't work the first time. It's being adaptable and flexible to challenging situations. It's finding a way through trying different approaches, even those that you don't agree with. It's giving up your own desires for the good of those around you. Rich people who don't have these skills usually live unhappy lives. Poor people who have these skills usually don't care if they're rich or not. Money is simply another tool.