Are you implying I’ve got rich parents or something lol
no. how could i possibly know anything about your parents?
Most millionaire are self made and im almost three quarters of the way there as of today
i'm sure you've worked hard to get there. good for you.
my point was that saying "being poor is a choice" assumes that everyone starts from the same baseline of a number of factors which include, but are not limited to, opportunity, security, and support.
in reality, poverty is often the result of complex, systemic forces: generational wealth gaps; unequal access to education; racial and gender discrimination; medical debt; underpaid labor; housing insecurity; and countless other barriers. barriers that can be outside the individual’s control.
to claim poverty is a choice dismisses the lived experience of those born into hardship or navigating crises with limited or no safety nets. it’s a view more easily held by those insulated from these struggles, whose lives haven’t required them to fight daily for stability, dignity, or a path forward.
i'm not saying you are one of those people but that is the view.
choice implies options. and many people just never get any.
that's what i mean when i say grounded in privilege.
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