social media. poor people used to only ever see and be around other poor people, so that quality of life was not only expected, but accepted as a given. now poor people are constantly bombarded with the reality/perception of a rich and wealthy lifestyle, they see what the rich have, they see the jobs they do, the respect they command, the looks and beauty and goods they have, and they want it. they want the big house and the flash car, and the kids sent off to private schools and the 10/10 trophy wife/movie star looks six foot tall husband earning half a million a year. no-one is willing to settle for what they can actually achieve anymore, and even if they do get a relationship and get married, they don't want to have kids, because to keep up the illusion of having the wealth of the rich, they have to buy the latest phones, send their kids to the best schools, have the nicest clothes and a big room with ten or twenty little hobbies and activities so their kids are well rounded. so now the only people who have kids are the rich who can afford all that, and the poor who are so stupid their ability to make decisions is fucked and they can't understand long term consequences
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