A global study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that economic inequality on a social level cannot be explained by bad choices among the poor nor by good decisions among the rich. Poor decisions were the same across all income groups, including for people who have overcome poverty.

A global study led by a researcher at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health and published in the journal Scientific Reports finds that economic inequality on a social level cannot be explained by bad choices among the poor nor by good decisions among the rich. Poor decisions were the same across all income groups, including for people who have overcome poverty.

  •  dumples   ( @dumples@kbin.social ) 
    0•1 year ago

    While online surveys seem like not the best method this is interesting. I would love to see more studies like this. It’s really hard to show systemic problems and people have a really hard time believing that this exists since they can find anecdotal examples to the contrary

    •  DarkGamer   ( @DarkGamer@kbin.social ) 
      1•1 year ago

      people have a really hard time believing that this exists since they can find anecdotal examples to the contrary

      “I once met someone who rolled a 12 with 2 dice. Why did those other people not choose to roll better than a 7 on average? Must be because of bad decisions.”