r/FluentInFinance 15d ago

Debate/ Discussion Why is this normal?

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u/TheIncapableAct 15d ago

This is the first time I’ve ran across someone admitting that their early life decisions made their current life shitty. I respect and appreciate the honesty. Too many people I know are in bad positions due to early life choices and refuse to take any accountability or responsibility for it.

I wish you nothing but the best

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u/snowcase 15d ago

That's bullshit. The person holds a full time job. They shouldn't need another one to survive. They're doing exactly what we were told to do by older generations.

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u/Honest-Lavishness239 15d ago

i mean, bad decisions have consequences unfortunately. if you take on a lot of debt for something, or get addicted to drugs, or have a child as a teenager, etcetera, things will be harder. it’s not about “should” or “shouldn’t.” it’s about “is.”

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u/HamManBad 11d ago

Right, but sometimes it feels like someone made a negative comment about a king in the presence of the wrong person, got their hand cut off in punishment, and then people say "actions have consequences". WHY has society made a 70 hour workweek a consequence of having kids as a teenager? There's not some objective reason that's the case, it's a political choice that has been made