Sadly not an actual line from FFT, but it fits the tone tbqh

  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
    31·
    7 days ago

    As per Britannica, Poverty is the state of lacking a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions.

    No one is born with material possessions, and the cave folks did their best to get hold of spears, tents, and other wealth so they wouldn’t starve.

    After a few thousand years of hard work a few tribes managed to have some stability. They possessed great knowledge.

    • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world
      22·
      7 days ago

      Keywords: “usual or socially acceptable”. To say that people in the distant past were living in poverty because they didn’t have access to the same technologies and wealth we have today is ridiculous and a fundamental misunderstanding of poverty.

      So… is it impoverished people just aren’t doing the hard work to keep from starving that the great cave people did, then? Or…? 🙃

      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
        52·
        7 days ago

        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.

        • theunknownmuncher@lemmy.world
          22·
          7 days ago

          Oh 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… 🤦