Seriously, it is lack of will very often. I’m friends with some folks in deep poverty, I offered them work and they can’t even show up. When they do, they did a shit job, weren’t sober, or couldn’t stay sober through a single job. If you want to get out of poverty, make step one to stop being a complete loser.
I think that points to a bigger systemic problem though. Deep poverty has a debilitating effect and our society is not really well set up to get them out, psychologically, socially and financially.
Seriously, it is lack of will very often. I’m friends with some folks in deep poverty, I offered them work and they can’t even show up. When they do, they did a shit job, weren’t sober, or couldn’t stay sober through a single job. If you want to get out of poverty, make step one to stop being a complete loser.
I think that points to a bigger systemic problem though. Deep poverty has a debilitating effect and our society is not really well set up to get them out, psychologically, socially and financially.