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It depends on the living standards... $1.9 doesn't afford you a comfortable life anywhere, but in the developing world, it's enough to not fear starvation. And
by bayesianhorse 11y ago
It depends on the living standards...
$1.9 doesn't afford you a comfortable life anywhere, but in the developing world, it's enough to not fear starvation. And that fear is a big part of being "extremely poor".
- john_butts 11y agoAh yes, not immediately dying. The mark of a not too poor.
- industriousthou 11y agoYes, this is exactly the distinction you seem to be having trouble with.
- deelowe 11y agoThe definition of not living in extreme poverty is literally "not ... dying."
- bayesianhorse 11y ago"Fear of starvation", not "fear of immediate starvation"... And I did not say this is the only problem with poverty.