>Easy answer: because expenses are higher for poor people As a person who mentors poor people, it's not always this.. Don't get me wrong, there are some poor

>Easy answer: because expenses are higher for poor people As a person who mentors poor people, it's not always this.. Don't get me wrong, there are some poor people who are poor by choice. They usually don't feel like victim and aren't stressed about them being poor. They are pleasant to deal with as they understand the trade off they are making. They are very small % of poor people. Here is the difference I see: 1. Reasonable well off people (many of HN crowds are this) are usually willing to listen and discuss the ways some project or work can be done better. 2. I've gone to offer same suggestions to poor people, a lot of them listen to me absent minded. They complain "I am too tired", "I am losing hope" while a few of them go back to doing drugs and drinking. 3. Poor people don't want to lose their "immediate" freedom. While well off people understand it's a temporary scarifice they are making, later situation will change. 4. Optimism, all the guys who came up with ideas and plans are now doing well. 6. Ability to form relationships and acquire new friends. I consistently saw the poor people who I was mentoring would abuse their friends (without realising), they'd call them "dumb, stupid" while having all evidence like "success, wealth, education qualification" which clearly showed the person giving them advise they are asking for is just trying to help them. 7. Coming from poor household, I used to think rich people are evil and all but I really figured out that a high proportion of rich people were just more attentive and good are forging connections which often continued life long and the benefits compound when you are connected to so many good people for so long this is what most poor people do not realize.