Someone Explains Why The Rich Keep Getting Richer And Why Being Poor Is Expensive By Telling A "Boots" Story And Everyone Is Amazed By The Accuracy

A huge number of individuals who are poor know one unavoidable reality about their circumstance, and that is that being poor is expensive

Maryjane

• Published in Interesting
• February 18, 2022

In today’s world, a huge number of individuals who are poor know one unavoidable reality about their circumstances, and that is that being poor is expensive. While this sentence might appear outlandish in the first instance, it does make huge sense when you really think about it.

When compared to people who live in affluence, poor people frequently need to spend more money just to get by. Terry Pratchett, an English fantasy writer, has an extraordinary observation of one of the many reasons why it's more expensive when someone is poor than when someone is wealthy.

Although the author is no longer alive, his work is still shared on his official Twitter account. Pratchett's home tweeted in a recent post titled "Captain Samuel Vimes 'Boots' Theory of Socioeconomic Unfairness" from his 1993 book. The theory comes from a basic piece of conversation where Vimes, who was born into a poor family and later turned into a member of a wealthy society, observes how the rich behave.

He clarified that one reason the rich continue to get richer was that they figured out how to spend less cash. While Terry Pratchett's work can move us into another world, it additionally conveys insightful perspectives on the class gap and social injustice.

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Terry Pratchett's story about two sets of boots clarifies how the rich get richer and the poor get poorer

A rich man would go for the best items that are original and could last him a long time, but a poor man would go for what he could afford, despite it not being original, and when it spoils, you buy it again. Here is Pratchett's view below:

Why the rich are so rich...

He earned...

The feel of the cobbles

Good boots lasts for years

And would still have wet feets...

A rich man will buy items in bulk, which saves him a ton of money and gets him more goods, but a poor man will buy a single item at a set rate and buy another when it runs out, thereby making no gains at all. For instance, purchasing a carton of noodles saves you more money and gets you more noodles than buying them one at a time.

A considerable number of his followers liked the story, and this is what they had to say. 

The Vimes boots story

They dictate pay rises

It's really expensive

The poor versus the rich

Fella has read all Terry's work

Stunning and eye-opening

It's a great introduction

Most people can't afford these

Capitalism is monstrous

There is little in economics that can't be explained

What kind of society does that?

Expensive goods increase in value

Now check this out

This is precisely the reasoning...

Pratchett was a genius

Telling this to people on a regular basis

In today's society...

Gotta have money to make money

Here's the problem with this story...

It's about the options they have

This is a well written piece

Me trying to explain

About the justice system

Sometimes, you just have to think outside the box if you really want to make it. Sure, it’s not going to be easy, but it’s better than living an expensive, poor life.

Think of legal ways to rise above that situation, and who knows, you just might be seated among the elites tomorrow. Do you agree with Pratchett's point of view on this matter?

Let’s have your opinion on it by leaving a comment below. 

Maryjane