But that seems to be more of a feeling of being left out. So, it leads naturally to feelings of alienation. I suspect you could have felt a sense of belonging

But that seems to be more of a feeling of being left out. So, it leads naturally to feelings of alienation. I suspect you could have felt a sense of belonging with other like-minded teens in the area. Of course, an enforced poverty on people would be absurd. I said it just to point out the source of the alienation is not material deprivation.