![]() Poverty porn may seem lovely to the rich - the glorification of suffering in order to promote "gratitude" for what one has - but for the people who actually have to struggle, it's hell. People struggling to make ends meet and to put food on the table isn't something beautiful - it's a sad reality that affects hundreds of thousands of people across the country. We also don't think it's our perception of a "negative world" that's the problem here - the problem seems to be Hyatt's ill-formed perceptions of poverty. Perhaps there was a time that he was down on his luck and had to live hand to mouth but then he should speak ONLY of his own experience and not making sweeping statements like being rich can be harder. We don't want to diminish other people's struggles as we understand that suffering is relative but we don't want Hyatt to be allowed to do so either and to falsely claim to "know poverty" without having the slightest inkling of it. Yes, a rich man can be "poor" while still being able to own a vehicle, his own home and knowing that he will have food to eat - and that discussion is a pertinent one which should be had without this meaningless comparison. A rich man's poverty is very different from a poor man's poverty. Rohail Hyatt, when you can't relate to people who don't have expensive things to sell, do not diminish their hardships. You might not have the money to pay your bills in 2022? People don't have the money to eat today. It is impossible to read Hyatt's tweets without seeing the privilege they ooze. ![]()
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