• WraithGear@lemmy.world
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    17 hours ago

    No, your take is very stupid

    you just avocado toast even harder. Now you not only over generalized people, and willfully ignore the cause of the problem.

    You then turn items that are essential to life in society into irresponsible luxuries. If you can’t afford to rent there is no such thing as an affordable phone/car.

    The point of the post is that it’s not merely impulsive spending and you went, “nah, it is just that”

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      8 hours ago

      A $60k car and a $1600 cell phone are NOT essential for life and I didn’t just “nah, it is just that,” the argument. You’re just having reading comprehension problems.

      Let’s drop to your level. Are you stupid enough to believe that people don’t buy things they can’t afford? If you only have even $10 to your name and you need food, you go to the most economical grocery store you can get to and maximize your purchases. You don’t walk into Starbucks and order a latte. The OP implied that because there is as larger economic problem at hand, money management isn’t an issue. They are ALWAYS both an issue.

      And yes I understand that the problem is that people have to manage $10 now instead of $1000. It was not my intention to minimalize that.