> I think it's deeply ingrained in human nature

probably. Like most deeply considered things, it requires training in economics (or long experience playing financial markets) to realize this counterintuitive idea

denlillaapan

"Mr Ramsey’s advice, however, is puritanical in its attitude to debt"

Yes, he doesn't quite grasp that you need debt 

, riding the fiat-currency bubble all the way down. 

Even stackers, who should understand debt as shorting the currency, still react badly to the idea of debt: 

I think it's deeply ingrained in human nature

Stacker_Stocks

econ

Dave Ramsey and the Other Pop Investment Advisers (The Economist)

> "Mr Ramsey’s advice, however, is puritanical in its attitude to debt"
>
> Yes, he doesn't quite grasp that you need debt *in order to short the currency*, riding the fiat-currency bubble all the way down. https://stacker.news/items/994746

Even stackers, who should understand debt as shorting the currency, still react badly to the idea of debt: https://stacker.news/items/1280919

I think it's deeply ingrained in human nature