If you’re working 60 hours to afford where your are, then it’s cheaper to move. I know, I’ve been there and done that. And that means they choose poorly in the first place. Spent way to much money to move into the place. And lives way above their means.
You are overgeneralizing your singular experience. First off, good for you! Changing it up is hard and that fact that you were able to do that is a good thing! However, just because you can do it doesn’t mean that anyone can do it. Financial matters are complicated and ingrained generational poverty is not something that the majority of its victims can shake off. Educational, financial, and systemic barriers exist to keep people in these shitty situations.
If someone chose to live in a poor area to live within their means, but then the neighborhood gentrifies and the rent triples in a brief period of time, such that the person now has to work constantly to avoid getting evicted or starving, all the while their manager is perfectly willing to fire them if they miss a single day, then life becomes about daily survival and everything else goes out the window. While some people can move, it is not reasonable to expect that the majority of the population would be able to move.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Then move to a cheaper place, or get a better job.
Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Moving is expensive. Not everybody can.
titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
If you’re working 60 hours to afford where your are, then it’s cheaper to move. I know, I’ve been there and done that. And that means they choose poorly in the first place. Spent way to much money to move into the place. And lives way above their means.
Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 1 month ago
You are overgeneralizing your singular experience. First off, good for you! Changing it up is hard and that fact that you were able to do that is a good thing! However, just because you can do it doesn’t mean that anyone can do it. Financial matters are complicated and ingrained generational poverty is not something that the majority of its victims can shake off. Educational, financial, and systemic barriers exist to keep people in these shitty situations.
If someone chose to live in a poor area to live within their means, but then the neighborhood gentrifies and the rent triples in a brief period of time, such that the person now has to work constantly to avoid getting evicted or starving, all the while their manager is perfectly willing to fire them if they miss a single day, then life becomes about daily survival and everything else goes out the window. While some people can move, it is not reasonable to expect that the majority of the population would be able to move.
quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 month ago
I live under bridge now. Anf most work due to hygiene issues. Help
titanicx@lemmy.zip 1 month ago
Then move, or get a better job…
quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 month ago
But my family and friends and support structure are here.
Support is very important to mental health