You nailed it.
That was the concept discussed by Edward Banfield in an old book “The Unheavenly City”.
He argued that the biggest difference between rich people and poor people was time horizons.
The wealthy think about what actions they can take to make life better for their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
The poor think about getting drugs or sex in the next five minutes.
“The poor think about getting drugs or sex in the next five minutes.”
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Marijuana helped...
“The wealthy think about what actions they can take to make life better for their grandchildren and great-grandchildren.”
Which is why I can’t understand why the super wealthy are the ones donating BILLIONS to the Democrats, when it’s obvious the RATs want to destroy the country. But I guess they’re so arrogant they believe that when the country as we know it is destroyed, they’ll be in the crème de la crème class.
we have a writing board in the kitchen for the recipe du jour and the pithy sayings written on it. when “Troubled” fam come to visit and start the “my life sucks” tropes I March them into the kitchen for show and tell. two pithy sayings written on it have been there for a decade and they STILL don’t get it...”What you do NOW lays the foundation for what happens to you next” is the most prominent, and most ignored. second best...”People don’t always remember what you do or what you say but they ALWAYS remember how you made them feel” is aimed directly at the ones who are too self centered and narcissistic to realize or care how their addictions affect those who care. or those about to NOT care anymore. fyi...never forget that when it comes to troubled family, the old and appropriate saying “NO good deed goes unpunished” is not just empty words...it’s a promise.