this post was submitted on 01 Oct 2023
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But if you want something NOW, instead of saving up for it, you take on debt. People don't have as much patience it seems, than in years past. Also society has become more reliant on convenience (which costs more) and being lazy than taking the longer route (which costs less overall).
But that's the freedom in it, right? The ability to choose the more convenient, fun route than the longer, saver route. An "ant vs grasshopper" fable in real life.
It also feels good to smoke cigarettes and eat cheeseburgers. And there has also been a big marketing push for those. I don't necessarily think people are and more impulsive, but they've been led to believe debt isn't as harmful as it actually is.
Cigarettes are nasty.
Tell that to the average person living 50 years ago.
They were nasty 50 years ago and they're nasty today.
You're missing my point. Marketers convinced people they were good so they'd smoke more.