PugJesus@lemmy.world to 196@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoPoverty does not rulelemmy.worldimagemessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up1354arrow-down17file-text
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minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·7 days agoYou’re confusing “Poverty” and “Inequality.” The situation you’re upset about is “inequality.” The 99.9% getting screwed by a system that denies them the fruits of their labors. You are forced to use a 'strawman" argument because you know I’m right, and lack the sense to just admit it. And using an emoji always shows how carefully you’ve considered the other person’s opinion.
minus-squaretheunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-27 days agoOh gee… lacking a usual or socially acceptable amount So… in other words… an inequal amount to others? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. It seems like inequality might be a key part of the definition of poverty that you’ve provided… 🤦
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3·7 days agoI’ll play your game. So, who were the cave people unequal with? The tigers? You can make anything sound stupid if you try hard enough.
minus-squaretheunknownmuncher@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·7 days ago…Right… Exactly my point… The “cave people” were not experiencing poverty…
minus-squareDagwood222@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoI’ll tell you what. Go spend a week out in the woods with only stone tools. Then come back and tell me how ‘wealthy’ you felt.
minus-squareOnomatopoeia@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·6 days agoSo starving to death isn’t poverty of food?
You’re confusing “Poverty” and “Inequality.”
The situation you’re upset about is “inequality.” The 99.9% getting screwed by a system that denies them the fruits of their labors.
You are forced to use a 'strawman" argument because you know I’m right, and lack the sense to just admit it.
And using an emoji always shows how carefully you’ve considered the other person’s opinion.
Oh gee…
So… in other words… an inequal amount to others? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
It seems like inequality might be a key part of the definition of poverty that you’ve provided… 🤦
I’ll play your game.
So, who were the cave people unequal with? The tigers?
You can make anything sound stupid if you try hard enough.
…Right… Exactly my point… The “cave people” were not experiencing poverty…
I’ll tell you what.
Go spend a week out in the woods with only stone tools. Then come back and tell me how ‘wealthy’ you felt.
So starving to death isn’t poverty of food?
It depends