Hustle and vitality borne out of generally horrible conditions. I'll take what the "first world" has any day.
replyHard times make for strong men (and women)...
replyThis might be cliche, but it has truth to it. Nothing drives production and innovation quite like scarcity and financial adversity.
Yep. And then it reverses, and then again, and again...
replyWell, that is what's in the ellipsis in the parent's quote:
reply"Hard times create strong men, strong men create good times, good times create weak men, and weak men create hard times" G. Michael Hopf
Nonsense. Most third world countries have downright "lazy" cultures. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siesta (note that this is common basically all through the equator even with different names, and being close to the equator is a great way to be a third world country).
replyJust for context on "laziness", do you work at a desk all day? Second question, how many animals have you personally killed prior to cleaning and cooking?
replyIs this supposed to be sarcasm?
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