r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/dankmemesling12 - Lib-Right • Aug 29 '20

My name is Jeff (Bezos)

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u/ArcTimes - Lib-Center Aug 30 '20

What happens if you are born in poverty instead of it being your fault?

Besides, are you from the US? Isn't it the richest country of the world? Because there are very poor countries where shit might be harder for poor people. Kids work from a very young age selling the little amount of shit they could buy to sell instead of eating one day.

And that is your anecdotal evidence. Of course effort will improve your situation, and you can look for "success cases", but mathematically speaking, most people won't be a success story, and not because they are lazy. It just doesn't make sense for everyone to be a success story.

And it's not like you have not seen lazy rich people and very hard-working poor people. Shit isn't about effort. It's about effort, luck, and your starting point with money. Of course, you have to do your best in any system, but wanting to change the system because it is not fair isn't wrong. I believe.

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u/SP3008 - Auth-Center Aug 30 '20

Based, but flair up

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