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I think you’re arguing a bit of a strawman and you and the person you replied to probably agree with each other. The accumulated debts, and helping out each ot
by fossuser 6y ago
I think you’re arguing a bit of a strawman and you and the person you replied to probably agree with each other.
The accumulated debts, and helping out each other makes sense given the needs of the community and dependence on each other for survival. It’s interesting that could translate into a gift culture for social status hierarchy, and it kind of makes sense. Even if in the perverse case it can make it harder for any individual to get out of poverty - it makes it easier for them to survive while they’re in it.
- pnutjam 6y agoMathew Desmond talks about this some in his book, Evicted. https://www.evictedbook.com/ https://www.evictedbook.com/ Basically poor people have to have room mates and they have to interact with the people around them, so they tend to form quicker bonds of friendship. Middle class people can afford to go it alone.