Dropping In With Charlie Houpert

Status Games, Class Warfare & The Psychology of The Rich (ft. Rob Henderson)

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Aug 4, 2023
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ANECDOTE

Three Names, Three Abandonments

  • Rob Henderson's three names each came from adults who abandoned or failed to care for him.
  • He uses those names as a lens to explain family breakdown and poverty in the US.
ANECDOTE

Military As A Turning Point

  • Rob enlisted in the military at 17 to escape instability and found mentors and structure there.
  • That stability helped him use the GI Bill to go to college and change his life trajectory.
INSIGHT

Nonfinancial Poverty Matters

  • Poverty has many forms beyond money: social and emotional poverty can be equally or more damaging.
  • Stable, loving childhood attention matters independently of later success.
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