Quote from: peter0425 on August 05, 2025, 08:08:22 AM

I remember a post here before saying that it was better to just not aim for experiencing luxurious things because you will get used to it and it will be difficult when you go back to not being able to afford them. It made me think of whether there is a difference between people who grew up poor and people who grew up rich when it comes to their dreams and aspirations and goals.

This is not true, perhaps only for the weakest people among us. If you get used to poverty, but not in a suffering I have survived way, then you are able to live both in luxury and in poverty whatever comes to you. If you have fixations and mental problems relating to your previous status of poverty then you may indeed have issues letting go of luxury.

Quote from: peter0425 on August 05, 2025, 08:08:22 AM

Are poor people more prone to staying poor because they have become complacent? Or maybe because they are just not aware of the greater things in life since they have never experienced it ever? As opposed to someone who grew up rich but later on in life became poor, since he has experienced what it is to have a better life maybe he will be more motivated to get there.

Are poor people just working for mere survival or with the hopes of living a better life far beyond what they can ever comprehend?

Most poor people are very complacent, they barely ever do something more than what is necessary for survival.

Quote from: Alphakilo on August 05, 2025, 11:59:18 PM

After they attain some level of survival where they don't worry about money, food, shelter, clothing, they now move to the other level of pursing their goals and living a comfortable life. A poor person can turn their lives around with the right mindset and surrounding themselves with the right people. Because there are poor people who have gone from being poor to wealth, it shows that it is possible and can be done.

Disagreed, they sit around wasting time watching TV, Netflix and other shit. Very few make any progress at all.