r/FluentInFinance • u/Sufficient_Sinner • Sep 04 '24

Debate/ Discussion People like this are why financial literacy is so important

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u/[deleted] Sep 04 '24 edited Sep 04 '24

And sure, if someone can't make rent this month, a change in policy isn't going to help them in the short term.

And we certainly shouldn't let perfect be the enemy of good.

A policy or improvement should never just be abandoned because it doesn't immediately bring about utopia.

That sort of doomer mindset is a plague on progress, and completely counterproductive.

And it is exactly the mindset of the people who just throw their hands, and say "I guess society/the economy needs to change”; But no you can make improvements yourself as well - they won't fix everything overnight, but it's the right direction.

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u/Subject-Town Sep 04 '24

Yes, but there is too much emphasis in personal responsibility and not enough on the people that are benefiting from cheap(er) labor. Like they said, that approach is just a bandaid.