Re:Language and Poverty
by TheOtherHobbes on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @09:14AM
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Which often involve drugs and gang violence.
That's not rhetoric. There's ample evidence linking poverty and inequality with crime.
The reasons are complex, but it's not hard to suspect that crime is the most accessible and rewarding career choice when other options aren't available.
Crime is risky, but the rewards are immediate and obvious. Businesses and self-employment are riskier financially and less risky personally, but the rewards are more distant.
Entrepreneurial mentoring schemes - for example - will always struggle to fix problems that are rooted in aggressive economic apartheid.
That's not rhetoric. There's ample evidence linking poverty and inequality with crime.
The reasons are complex, but it's not hard to suspect that crime is the most accessible and rewarding career choice when other options aren't available.
Crime is risky, but the rewards are immediate and obvious. Businesses and self-employment are riskier financially and less risky personally, but the rewards are more distant.
Entrepreneurial mentoring schemes - for example - will always struggle to fix problems that are rooted in aggressive economic apartheid.