Poll of the Day > Be poor and surrounded by the wealthy, or wealthy and surrounded by the poor?

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Jen0125 posted...

crime rates don't frighten me.

This is something a lot of people struggle to understand. Outside of really extreme cases, the odds of being personally victimized by crime (especially serious crime) are generally fairly low, so differences of even an order of magnitude often aren't overly meaningful in terms of personal well-being. That's not to say walking alone at night through a bad part of town is going to be a good idea, but it does mean being paranoid about relatively small increases in crime rate isn't particularly reasonable.

adjl posted...

This is something a lot of people struggle to understand. Outside of really extreme cases, the odds of being personally victimized by crime (especially serious crime) are generally fairly low, so differences of even an order of magnitude often aren't overly meaningful in terms of personal well-being. That's not to say walking alone at night through a bad part of town is going to be a good idea, but it does mean being paranoid about relatively small increases in crime rate isn't particularly reasonable.

Yeah I mean the home invasion or home burglary rate is low in general so I'm not too concerned

Money = power.

It's always better to be in a position of power if possible as humans vary greatly in morals etc, so rich people around you could/would very likely take advantage of you. If nothing else if you are wealthy you could hide it, but have backup if you needed it, and could help others allowing yourself to both have friends, an easy life, and safety.

HOW you spend your money will determine if the poor around you hate or love you, and while the unscrupulous poor people may still try and take advantage of you etc, you will have the resources to defend yourself from them.

adjl posted...

This is something a lot of people struggle to understand. Outside of really extreme cases, the odds of being personally victimized by crime (especially serious crime) are generally fairly low, so differences of even an order of magnitude often aren't overly meaningful in terms of personal well-being. That's not to say walking alone at night through a bad part of town is going to be a good idea, but it does mean being paranoid about relatively small increases in crime rate isn't particularly reasonable.

Spoken like someone who hasnt lived it lol. If you live in a REAL low income neighborhood, crime affects you every fucking day of your life.

I've been on both sides of the spectrum. It's the exact reason I have no compassion for the lower class.

wolfy42 posted...

Money = power.

It's always better to be in a position of power if possible as humans vary greatly in morals etc, so rich people around you could/would very likely take advantage of you. If nothing else if you are wealthy you could hide it, but have backup if you needed it, and could help others allowing yourself to both have friends, an easy life, and safety.

HOW you spend your money will determine if the poor around you hate or love you, and while the unscrupulous poor people may still try and take advantage of you etc, you will have the resources to defend yourself from them.

Power =power, and numbers tend to be able to demonstrate power more effectively than individuals.

When I was riding along with protrac, every time we caught someone stealing shit it was someone from a neighborhood we had donated supplies and money to. EVERY TIME, 0 exceptions. All youre doing is advertising you've got shit to take lol.

My mom's house is safe because I don't pay for anything so I don't have to worry about anything getting stolen because none of it is mine

ZombieCheetah posted...

My mom's house is safe because I don't pay for anything so I don't have to worry about anything getting stolen because none of it is mine

That's pretty hype I guess. Nobody can take your shit if you dont have any? Very minimalist.

DietSchmendrake posted...

Spoken like someone who hasnt lived it lol. If you live in a REAL low income neighborhood, crime affects you every fucking day of your life.

I've been on both sides of the spectrum. It's the exact reason I have no compassion for the lower class.

adjl posted...

Outside of really extreme cases

adjl posted...

You always did have trouble thinking in moderate terms.

You're making this much easier than usual. I appreciate it.

adjl posted...

You're making this much easier than usual. I appreciate it.

That was you... thinking you made a point? Is this what happens when you try to keep your posts below the length of the average fantasy novel? You just flounder?

adjl... made his point, though.

You whined about his previous post and he pointed out the bit that you either failed to understand, or glossed over entirely. That's on you for once again failing to grasp the point he's relaying.

Now you're whining over him keeping his answer concise, after previously whining that his posts are too long for you to handle lmao you're so bad at this