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		hatmatrix on May 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “It’s hard to take risks if you don’t have a safet... There is opportunity cost (of a stable industry job) that the educated but poor person is foregoing.

bluGill on May 20, 2019 [–]

Note that by not foregoing that opportunity cost the poor person can save up enough of a safety net for his children to take a risk.

Generations are important. A poor person with a family is best not taking risks. However they can bring up enough of a safety net for their children.

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