I think both of our perspectives are relevant in their own ways. The thing is, it isn’t even some stereotype of people in Africa in huts lacking indoor plumbin

I think both of our perspectives are relevant in their own ways. The thing is, it isn’t even some stereotype of people in Africa in huts lacking indoor plumbing. A lot of the world lacks things like that. 20% of Russians lack indoor plumbing. France was recently in the news for lacking air conditioning in hospitals. Sometimes it’s good to have perspective on just how wealthy the top 30 wealthiest countries are. The fact that the US lacks some safety nets of the most wealthy ones… that’s bad but it’s still in that wealthy country tier, and it could be a lot worse. The US still does have universal healthcare for seniors and the poor, you have social security, quite high quality free services like parks, libraries, schools. The vast majority of Americans have reliable and affordable access to things like water, electricity, and Internet. All of that isn’t to say that it’s all problem-free.