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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow as a downwardly mobile-feeling MC person (grew up MC in a LCOL rural area, well educated and doing fine now but housing is noticeably worse), this thread is kind of eye opening and depressing.

I think there was only ONE post in 3 pages that talked about community, church, etc. But people who don't have fortunes to leave to their kids and can't "outsource everything" actually do depend on others more, and help others more. Also, life is more pleasant with a community. These are critically important values and experiences for me to pass on to my kids. The individualistic mindset here is really striking.

Second, work ethic is important and jobs in high school help with that, but they certainly won't give your kid the drive to rise above the rabble and become UMC. Plenty of people who worked in my high school are still in my hometown, working at auto shops and call centers and so on. Not sure what lesson that's supposed to teach. [/quote]

That’s true! And I have recently joined a church and go consistently. But as a typical American, I don’t consider leaning on community. That needs to change! [/quote]

What I think both of you are missing is that people lean on community for community... not for money.

What the people who are worried about their kids being downwardly mobile is that they lack any community. They were work, work, work, study, buy things, travel, work.

That is no life and kids see that so they don't even see the benefit of this horrible life.

Friendship/Family/Community/Nature/Caring/Giving/health these make for a good life not money.[/quote]

Well, yeah. I'm the PP who said community is important. It's not to ask them for money. Also you don't just get a community without being a part of it for others too.

I feel like I live the life a lot of DCUM fears and it's really...just fine. Like, don't waste your energy worrying your kids will wind up like me, please. [/quote]

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