• khannie@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Yeah that is real nail on the head stuff. The poverty trap is real. I really believe everyone should be poor once in their life for at least a year with no end in sight because many / most who haven’t experienced it don’t have the empathetic capacity to imagine it.

    • Sludge@sh.itjust.works
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      2 days ago

      Having the bottom fall out really changes your perspective. Folks need to have empathy and I have a strong sensation that those well off don’t realize that most of us are a few missed paychecks or a medical emergency away from being destitute.