we do also alternatively teach folks learned helplessness, which is bad for other reasons.
people should act nicer but unfortunately we got way too many dicks for that, and so imo the best thing you can do is learn some ways to be a little more self reliant. I don’t need folks who can live off the grid, but maybe recognise that capitalism tries to offer comfort in exchange for subservience
LIBERALS. You really don’t need to keep up with the Joneses, that’s just rich people nonsense