How Poor People Buy Cars
How Poor People Buy CarsElite circles have their own cultural knowledge. Here's some of mine.Abi OlveraSep 10, 20262259224ShareI like asking friends who grew up rich what small things about their lives were different. I asked one whether any of his friends had crappy cars.“Not really.
- ▪How Poor People Buy CarsElite circles have their own cultural knowledge.
- ▪Here's some of mine.Abi OlveraSep 10, 20262259224ShareI like asking friends who grew up rich what small things about their lives were different.
- ▪I asked one whether any of his friends had crappy cars.“Not really.
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How Poor People Buy CarsElite circles have their own cultural knowledge. So does the bottom 40%. Here's some of mine.Abi OlveraSep 10, 20262259224ShareI like asking friends who grew up rich what small things about their lives were different. I asked one whether any of his friends had crappy cars.“Not really. Maybe one.”He meant an older Honda Civic.I meant a car where more than two of the doors or windows don’t open, or one you can’t take on the highway.Photo by Daniel Capelani on UnsplashAnother friend told me he wouldn’t know where to get a $5,000 car.Everyone knows there’s cultural knowledge in elite circles. How to get your kid into a good college. How to pass a consulting or finance or Google interview.There’s just as much cultural knowledge to being in the bottom two quintiles.
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