Part of the issue is that there are drastically different types of experiences, with different causes and different solutions, that are put under the umbrella o

Part of the issue is that there are drastically different types of experiences, with different causes and different solutions, that are put under the umbrella of poverty. For example, the author states: > when it was time to go home, it was simply a return to the warm space that I shared with my family. It's good that he could do that. But that opportunity doesn't exist for people who not only don't have a warm space to return to, but may not have any permanent space to return to, and may not even have a family. > Many of my neighbors also worked in the same catering company as my mom, which meant that there was an aura of familiarity that connected us all. Again, it's wonderful that he has such memories. Even those of us who were never poor might find something enviable about that. But in some areas of concentrated poverty, the idea of many neighbors working at all is a non-starter, much less many neighbors working together. Or if there are jobs, they aren't catering jobs, they're dangerous work like mining and meatpacking, which leave wounded casualties in their wake who then become additional burdens on meager familial resources. So one thing that rubs me the wrong way a bit is the way the author is basically saying "adjust your thinking and you won't feel poor." And while that might be good advice for people who can't afford luxuries, it's not so helpful for people who can't afford basic necessities like food and a roof over their heads.