I have the heart of a gamer nerd and the problem of how to optimize your position from whatever shitty hand you were dealt is interesting
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But even if you could give optimized advice for every individual on how to improve their finances, real people can't live that way
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And the idea life is a game that rewards clever strategy is inherently contradictory with the idea the world in general should be better
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An honest person who looks at the world needs to admit almost all financial struggle is unnecessary and caused by oppressive social forces
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And there's something obscene about berating a $40K/yr worker for anything when there's people making that much every 40 minutes
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Personal finance advice for poor ppl in today's world feels a lot like writing a playbook for a middle school football team vs the Patriots
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Like the game's gonna happen anyway so you might as well write the best playbook you can
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But you gotta acknowledge "Hey this is fucked up" at some point, and also not blame them when they lose anyway
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And ideally your playbook is focused on avoiding concussions and broken legs and not getting a tiny chance of a touchdown at all costs
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(Which is how I feel abt ppl who write advice books on how to START A BUSINESS BE YOUR OWN BOSS)
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