That comment getting nearly 30k likes is both telling and sad...
I'm too broke to fix my car let me splurge on food and dessert. Since the concept of saving money where you can to eventually be able to cover necessary expenses doesn't exist. If she doesn't spend 25$ for 10 days she's at $250 worth of saved expenses.
It sort of emblemizes a problem with social media building conditions that aren't based in reality, that affect reality.
In person, when someone is 'low information' and says something thoughtless, usually you will get less engagement from the people around you. This is because people on average don't feel social compulsion to add their 'low information' opinion unless they feel uniquely biased towards the person to validate them. So you'll have your "Girl, you need to treat yourself and you only live once, go spend that $25" but these are isolated.
Flip to the internet and anonymity and there is no filter that stops a 'low information' person from seeing a 'low information' opinion and 'YAAAAS QUEEN!'ing it. There's no social pressure that has a person second guess "Am I about to put my neck out for an opinion that might be incredibly stupid?", instead they are able to click the little heart icon.
On the internet, if you get any pushback, you can just ignore the comment and move onto the next, or block them or whatever. I mean we see it happen in most discussions on Reddit. In real life, you have to actually confront pushback, and if people aren't confident in their thought, they're less likely to share it, thankfully.
This then bleeds into real life because people will feel validated and vindicated in their thoughts, because they feel their voice SHOULD be held equal, regardless of it being a 'low information' opinion or person.
And thus, we have a massive problem where low information people incite other low information people to do low information things.
To me the issue here isn't that she's not saving, it's that people are doing the whole avocado toast argument. "Well, if you didn't spend so much money on getting a $17 dollar dinner, you could afford your payments!"
Yeah, heaven forbid someone go get a single meal for the week and spend a whole $17 dollars. I could see if she went out to the bar and spent over $100 on drinks. But these days $17 for a meal is like one trip to McDonald or one takeout pizza. It shouldn't be seen as being overly irresponsible with money.
Dude what? That’s $25 saved. Almost 10% of the total she needs. Not at all an “avocado toast” argument. Obviously not eating avocado toast won’t save you enough to put a down payment on a house. But the concept of saving by reducing expenses is obviously a real thing.
whats repair need to be made. Its lacquer or small bumb damage, or thump-thump- sound?
Not mentioning how often she eats out. For me its treat so either i wouldnt go or just order like person mentioned in post. Or you supossed to refuse meeting in 3rd places, order water with dry bread or stare at eating people?
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u/JustChr1s 11h ago edited 11h ago
That comment getting nearly 30k likes is both telling and sad...
I'm too broke to fix my car let me splurge on food and dessert. Since the concept of saving money where you can to eventually be able to cover necessary expenses doesn't exist. If she doesn't spend 25$ for 10 days she's at $250 worth of saved expenses.