Of course it is a scarcity mentality. What mentality can you have when you are on the brink of starvation most of the time? What we regard as a trivial expenditure, they regard with awe as riches. For them, a "plentiful mentality" would be to have the benefits of the poorest level of our welfare system.
Frankly, I don't understand what a "plentiful mentality" is supposed to be. I grew up learning frugality the personal way. Frugality is not thriftiness. Thriftiness is the ability to make inexpensive purchases for value received. Frugality is the ability not to make purchases. You absolutely have to put your family first, because NO ONE is going to take care of it except you. The clan is second priority. The "community" is third priority (if there is anything left for a third priority). The region or the nation? Lofty dreams.
Of course it is a scarcity mentality. What mentality can you have when you are on the brink of starvation most of the time? What we regard as a trivial expenditure, they regard with awe as riches. For them, a "plentiful mentality" would be to have the benefits of the poorest level of our welfare system.
Frankly, I don't understand what a "plentiful mentality" is supposed to be. I grew up learning frugality the personal way. Frugality is not thriftiness. Thriftiness is the ability to make inexpensive purchases for value received. Frugality is the ability not to make purchases. You absolutely have to put your family first, because NO ONE is going to take care of it except you. The clan is second priority. The "community" is third priority (if there is anything left for a third priority). The region or the nation? Lofty dreams.