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Most poor people don't read*

They should.

Of course, this is not to say they always are stupid or illiterate, it's again usually just another form of exploitation, they don't have (or feel they don't) time to read it.

Which is arguably explicit exploitation/enslavement - the Walmart door greeter doesn't have a difficult job, however their role doesn't allow them to do anything that would benefit themselves. I wouldn't care if they were reading their phones or a book, but noo... can't have the peasants educating themselves.

And they aren't paid enough, so when they return home, they likely don't have any time after needing to perform meal prep, taking a second job, etc.

The USA is a third world country in many respects.



I'll grant you that: in many cases individual incentives combine in ways that are lucrative and unintended.




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