I think you misunderstood me there (or maybe I shouldn't have posted this in a hurry before leaving for work? Is "ironic" maybe not the word that expresses what

I think you misunderstood me there (or maybe I shouldn't have posted this in a hurry before leaving for work? Is "ironic" maybe not the word that expresses what I think?). Anyway, I did not claim that his point was invalid - in fact I think that we live in a deeply unfair world and all of us who are on the "richer end" can be quite happy about this. To be safe: No, this does NOT mean poverty in rich countries would be a non-problem. Unlike your friend, I would not dismiss the authors critique only because he's on the lucky end. It's just that I find it ironic that he expresses a very strong anti-capitalistic tendency (which is a valid opinion to hold!) and takes advantage of his luck by traveling (which also okay with me, sans environmental impact). When I wrote this, there were many comments along "That's why we can't have nice things", "If everyone would do that", "It's still trespassing", "You shouldn't do that, it gives a bad impression of Urbexing",... - and my primary point (first paragraph was) that, in the end, what he suggests is a form of non-violent protest against capitalism. And in my opinion, much like [peaceful] demonstrations, this is a totally valid thing to do.