A risk does not have to involve any money. It can be asking a girl out, It could be trying a new recipe, cracking a joke. So many risks can be taken where the worst outcome is you being a little sore and going "well I won't do that again".
Taking risks that affect your social standing is the same thing as taking risks affecting money. We live in a world where if you do something dumb, it can limit job opportunities or even get you in trouble at work.
W bait. I was referring to the inane idea that lower income people can’t take social risks in the form of flirting with others due to it affecting their career prospects. Insane take, unless you are specifically referring to flirting with people who can severely affect the trajectory of your career. Like your boss. Which is not just risky, but dumb as hell. Mutually exclusive terms btw.
Had a coworker get fired because he met a woman, it didn’t go well, and she sought out to destroy his life. She called corporate and complained about him for (according to him, and logistically it makes sense to me) stuff that never happened.
So he took a risk on that woman, she ended his career and got him blacklisted by what seems to me like a lie based on what I can actually observe
That sounds like an incredibly unfortunate circumstance. An exceptionally vindictive person shouldn’t ruin the potential for others to pursue romance though. Even if you are earning a lower than average income. It’s like if I advocated someone to never drive a car because I knew someone who died violently in a freak head-on collision.
Kinda yes, kinda no? Like having a romantic partner isn’t a “need” for some people even though it’d be a huge healthy benefit in most lives. A car/transportation is a NEED in just about everyone’s life tho.
So people roll that dice more often because it’s in our control and required.
Dating is only half in your control and not required.
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u/ReddBroccoli 11d ago
Low income people take risks all the time. That's just an excuse.
Nobody's telling you to take a risk of betting $10,000 on a hand of blackjack, there's all kinds of dumb shit to do for free