Do any of you ever get frustrated with how low-income folks are talked about on this app? Like some of the posts frustrate me so much when they insinuate that people from low income backgrounds are just lazy or not hardworking enough

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I think I get more frustrated with people bragging about all these things that I know I would have if I wasn’t handed a bunch of set backs because of family’s low income. I feel like I’m constantly playing catch up while everyone else is able to focus on investing etc

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