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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is just your lens. [b]We are not a country of scarcity mindset[/b] and there are tons of ways to hustle and just live here in a non-competitive (though can be precarious) way.[/quote]

Wrong.

We are a country of scarcity mindset.  Are you new here? So many people fear being poor.  When you lose your job you lose your insurance.  There is basically zero social safety net.  A country that lack scarcity mindset might exist amongst the Scandinavian countries - Norway, Finland, Sweden- maybe Denmark and Netherlands too.  Although I know plenty of Dutch who want their shiny things and nice vacations.[/quote]

You are wrong, kneejerk Nancy. Read up on it before reacting that scarcity means being poor and the opposite is a safety net. Scarcity countries have a mentality that personal gain is only at the expense of others. We don't have that in the West. We make a bigger pie. However, we are sometimes importing this sentiment, which is notable and can lead to feelings of scarcity and competition that people might be experiencing in very specific ways (top schools, top sports- the pie is finite). But in general wealth, land and the ability to work some job any job to not be destitute-- we don't have that. Here's an article if you want to get informed. https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/scarcity-mindset-india-capitalism-disguise-amit-gupta-1j5gc[/quote]

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