If you don't understand why people would rather waste their life vs work up the ladder, you have a very poor understanding of what it means to be poor in Americ

If you don't understand why people would rather waste their life vs work up the ladder, you have a very poor understanding of what it means to be poor in America. Surprise surprise, the person who claims they "understand" or "empathize" for the poor actually has no empathy or understanding at all! Really just confirming my original point. HN users have no idea what is going on.