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Well, part of this is think is the prevailing attitude of learned helplessness.
Don’t do that, because it’s too risky. Don’t do that, because it’s going to be outsourced. Don’t do that, because Banks/Wall Street is bad… Don’t be doctor or lawyer because it costs too much. Don’t start your own business because it’s too risky and most likely will fail… Don’t invest, don’t take risk, don’t play stocks. Don’t be landlord…..
….But, maintain your qualify of life that you should have in America…because that’s your right and you deserve it, and we don’t want you to feel bad …
Is there any surprise why we see so much failure why people take the easy way out on credit? Hell, people automatically failed because they didn’t bother to start. Learned helplessness.
Hell, we start seeing kids get feel-good trophies for just trying these days, even if (sorry to say) they suck……”Winning isn’t everything, it’s how you play the game…” True. Winning isn’t everything… Sometimes it’s the only thing.
Unless one’s got some serious physical, health, mental issue(s), one’s got very little excuse in my book.So sick of this victim mentality herd sometimes…[/quote]
You know it’s interesting. I wonder if there’s a correlation between the helicopter parents who insist that little Johnny and Suzie be rewarded for effort, not result, who are the same parents who are all about appearances and achieve the facade of wealth through leverage.
I’m just thinking of some of the parents at my kids previous school. And some of the parents I see at sports activities.
People who operate with a sense of entitlement – buying things they can’t afford, etc… might be training their kids to be entitled… entitled to trophies, entitled to grades… no work required… It is a value they’re passing on, generationally.
