• MAGISTERLUDI
    +1
    @drunkenninja -

    Culture as in,"The sum of attitudes, customs, and beliefs that distinguishes one group of people from another" As to opportunities, finish high school, go to college or a trade apprenticeship. Start your own business, many require little investment other than time.

  • drunkenninja
    +3
    @MAGISTERLUDI -

    I would hardly describe low income families living in poverty and struggling to make ends meet as having any cultural significance to America as a country. Perhaps you would agree that this is America's culture as opposed to other countries... crafted by capitalism and reinforced by corporations. Either way, we circle back to the concept of free time, sadly this is the one thing most of these people need more of outside of their 10 hour shifts and 2nd jobs.

  • MAGISTERLUDI (edited 9 years ago)
    +1
    @drunkenninja -

    One's attitudes and beliefs are a result of their culture. Being told you are second class and have little to no legitimate opportunities are a fact of life of poverty. Until one can unburden themselves from such negativity, they are apt to self-fulfill that prophecy. Ten hour shifts would be a godsend to most entrepreneurs.

  • drunkenninja
    +2
    @MAGISTERLUDI -

    So, to generalize... "If you believe in yourself hard enough to overcome a system designed to shit on you, wonderful things can happen". Got it :)

  • MAGISTERLUDI (edited 9 years ago)
    +1
    @drunkenninja -

    You captured it quite precisely: your belief. Many succeed/benefit from the system, from every background, how or why is it so selective to shit just on you? (By "you" I mean just the selected)

  • drunkenninja
    +2
    @MAGISTERLUDI -

    I think the more important question is why is the system shitting on anyone?

  • MAGISTERLUDI
    +1
    @drunkenninja -

    Is it "shitting" on anyone, or are they "shitting themselves"?

    • drunkenninja
      +2
      @MAGISTERLUDI -

      I think at this point we should agree to disagree, its obvious this isn't going to go anywhere. So lets call it a day, till next time dude, good talk.