Brain on Poverty: Why Poor People Seem to Make Bad Decisions (2013)
theatlantic.comIn my experience, rich people make just as many bad decisions as poor people, but their wealth tends to protect them from the consequences of their decisions.
I remember the first season of Atlanta.
The main character, Earnest, was told to invest his money. And he explained that he wasn’t in a financial position to do that, because he needs to eat today and not in September - that was how long it would take to see a return on his investment.
He was too broke to invest.
It’s interesting that it’s been years since I watched that show, yet I still remember he said “September.”
“I’m poor, Darius, okay? And poor people don’t have time for investments, because poor people are too busy trying not to be poor. Okay? I need to eat today, not in September.”
The scene here - https://youtu.be/0hOCjX_SSXY?si=x9iwNumboD5Vicsq
The first two seasons are great and GOAT-tier, the next two seasons were a downgrade - in my opinion.