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Really? A few days without heating and now you think understand the poor??

• sebkomianos 13y ago
  He clearly wrote "Well, I can't really be in their shoes. But I tried to blur the boundaries a little and even that threw me in extreme disarray.".
• indlebe 13y ago
  Having grown up in poverty I was impressed that he was able to relate fairly well given the short experiment.
  • Ygg2 13y ago
    I'm not too surprised, the mental composure of poor people does seem different than that of non-poor human beings. They probably operate on a more basic level. Please don't take this as offense, but it does seem logical that if you operate on limited supplies you'd go for a very primal - just survive today mode. I'm pretty sure ANY person that has no fallback to rely upon would go into same mode. I heard that steady supply of cash does help them a lot. Like a monthly wage. That way you can say, ok if I skip this trash meal and go learn something, maybe I can live more decently.
    • indlebe 13y ago
      >I heard that steady supply of cash does help them a lot. Definitely. Although pairing that with help from someone who isn't from a poverty stricken mindset is key. Having a friend who comes from a more "stable" background that puts effort towards relating to you goes a really long way.