Poverty Community

nobody runs faster, than the oldest daughter raised in poverty. trying her best to give everyone a better life, setting aside her own dreams and desires, while being scared she will run out of time.

If you grew up in poverty Boos...

what did you consider a luxury at the time?

On Orientalism(Saïd)

I have had the pleasure to read Edward Saïd's Orientalism recently and wanted to share some thoughts, especially during these trying times. Orientalism isn’t just something that lives in old colonial paintings or dusty archives. It’s alive in how people talk about travel. In how certain countries... read more

Do you work out? How can you be so fit at 37?

Poverty man, Poverty and Bad decisions in life 🥴😝

The Way of a Samurai

In the village of I Chin a child was born who would be predestined by the gods to be the successor of Okinaua. His mother named him Chiyang. From a young age, his father ordered his subjects to find a master, and Chiyang stopped playing with children his age to receive arduous training with the aim... read more

dreams are too much when you’re poor?

There’s one behavior I truly can’t stand: judgment. It frustrates me when I talk about my dreams and people treat me like I’m being ridiculous — saying things like, “you’re poor, stick to your reality.”, as if being poor means I’m not allowed to dream. As if poverty automatically makes me... read more