Sam Parr  ⚪️

Nothing will bring out a twitter mob quicker than saying that people should make their own decisions in life... ... EXCEPT saying that people are responsible for themselves in a fundamentally unfair world—that is currently at it’s peak fairness. I’ve been testing it.

"peak fairness" How limited your imagination is.

Read The Better Angels of Our Nature. The statement is empirically true but annoying or offensive to anyone with a victimhood mindset.

Are iPhones considered a basic need? What % of the 40% just suck with money? "These struggles did not just affect adults with lower incomes, they extended to higher-income families and to families with and without employed members" 40% of people are simply financially illiterate.

Wow... the dismissiveness and generalization is amazing.

I quoted your article. Your worldview doesn't allow for the possibility that many people are financially irresponsible and would benefit from being told the truth. It's patronizing to have low expectations for people; both rich and poor as the article describes the 40%.