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And we could stop using the word “toxic” to describe poor people.
by gt_ 8y ago
And we could stop using the word “toxic” to describe poor people.
- dragonwriter 8y agoIt's not poor people but their social environment that is described as toxic. Also, all too often accurate of their physical environment, and the two aren't completely unrelated.
- doingmyting 8y agoSo it's not poor people, it's the poor neighborhood they live in? You think they can just move to a better physical environment? This strikes me similar to rich people wondering why poor people don't just get rich like they are.
- dang 8y agoThis comment breaks the site guideline which asks: "Please respond to the strongest plausible interpretation of what someone says, not a weaker one that's easier to criticize." https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html Edit: it looks like you've been using HN primarily for political battle. That's not allowed here, and we ban accounts that do it, regardless of your politics; it's destructive of what this site exists for. Please stop doing that and use HN as intended, in the spirit of intellectual curiosity and thoughtful conversation. We'd appreciate it.