Poverty

[mirrorshard]

I'm interested in what you think poverty means. Because of who I am (and, frankly, who you are) this is mostly about poverty in the context of rich countries. Warning: may be triggering for some.


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Comments

"Do you think poverty causes any of the following?"

[lazyknight.livejournal.com]

Hmm. that's a wonderful, leading and misleading type of question dude.

There is a direct correlation between the number of people with 5 or more substandard amalgun fillings and people with a BMI of 30 or higher. Therefore, there having alamgum fillings causes obesity.

Correlation, I'd agree with if you could show me the stats... but poverty causes X? Hmm.

Re: "Do you think poverty causes any of the following?"

[mirrorshard.livejournal.com]

Well, "cause" is basically correlation plus a plausible mechanism. Whilst I don't have the stats to hand, they're common enough that they seem absolutely standard to me - not that I'm asserting any of them, but I've seen the correlations quoted a lot. And I see plausible mechanisms (stories) that can lead from one to the other.