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If someone says "I grew up poor" is that horseshit

the people that tell this story live in Houses with Foundati...
cowgod
  07/05/26
whoops I misread OP but I would say that even if you had a r...
the ghost of the dead friend
  07/05/26
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Melancholic Personality Archetypes
  07/05/26
when i graduated i dated a younger girl in ug who would cons...
gaetan dugas
  07/05/26
Kind of how women dont see men who are under 6', they dont s...
Gay Grandpa
  07/05/26
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Big Bear Energy
  07/05/26
people definitely see what they want to see if someone ju...
cowgod
  07/05/26
redditors really are poor though
The Penis
  07/05/26
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gaetan dugas
  07/05/26
wtf did she have to say for herself lmao. did her dad get a ...
cowgod
  07/05/26
i laughed my ass off at her and was likfe wtf r u talking ab...
gaetan dugas
  07/05/26
Herro
Great Techsupport Okinawan
  07/05/26
in the US yes its horseshit. proles try to spin life as blue...
barnabyjones
  07/05/26
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Ass Sunstein
  07/05/26
everything is experienced relative to your peers. this is th...
OYT and the Indie Reprieve
  07/05/26
you're in denial if you don't think some people in the U.S. ...
the ghost of the dead friend
  07/05/26
yeah that's what I'm saying, it exists but the "I grew ...
cowgod
  07/05/26
kids who grew up as literal bums or homeless generally try t...
,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,.
  07/05/26
Unless it's a Lie or the poverty is way behind you, people a...
cowgod
  07/05/26
Rare in the suburbs other than housing projects and trailer ...
The Penis
  07/05/26


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Date: July 5th, 2026 3:54 PM
Author: cowgod

the people that tell this story live in Houses with Foundations and yards and Cars and had Consoles and stuff

the actual poors who don't tell this story live in Trailers. no one asks them their stories.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980090)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 3:55 PM
Author: the ghost of the dead friend

whoops I misread OP but I would say that even if you had a roof over your head you count as growing up poor if your family regularly couldn't afford one or more of: electricity, food, running water

but yeah I agree people that made their way to white picket fence are way more likely to say that

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980091)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:05 PM
Author: Melancholic Personality Archetypes



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980101)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:04 PM
Author: gaetan dugas

when i graduated i dated a younger girl in ug who would constantly talk about how poor she was growin up and how hard it was

we went to her childhood home her parents were still living in in san antonio and i was expecting us to go to the hood

we drove up to a clean neighborhood and her house had 6 bedrooms and was two stories

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980100)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:07 PM
Author: Gay Grandpa

Kind of how women dont see men who are under 6', they dont see the entire working class, just UMC and above so lower UMC is the floor and "poor" in a sense. To them

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980105)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:10 PM
Author: Big Bear Energy



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980107)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:15 PM
Author: cowgod

people definitely see what they want to see

if someone just wants to be a Loser and ngaf they'll convince themselves that any degree of success is rare or doesn't exist basically.

Also libs/redditors really want to think that everyone is poor.



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980111)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:39 PM
Author: The Penis

redditors really are poor though

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980159)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:26 PM
Author: gaetan dugas



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980125)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:15 PM
Author: cowgod

wtf did she have to say for herself lmao. did her dad get a Promotion? or is this the entire story lol

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980113)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:27 PM
Author: gaetan dugas

i laughed my ass off at her and was likfe wtf r u talking about

u could tell she felt stupid af

i showed her what poor actually was and she had no response

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980126)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:13 PM
Author: Great Techsupport Okinawan

Herro

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980108)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:36 PM
Author: barnabyjones

in the US yes its horseshit. proles try to spin life as blue collar in poughkeepsie as "growing up poor" its fucking absurd.

true poverty only exists in other countries.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980153)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:37 PM
Author: Ass Sunstein



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980156)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:43 PM
Author: OYT and the Indie Reprieve ( )

everything is experienced relative to your peers. this is the same kind of argument shitboomers make - "yeah Houses are 40-50x your Income now but back when I bought, we didn't have fancy electronics like iPhones!"

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980167)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:50 PM
Author: the ghost of the dead friend

you're in denial if you don't think some people in the U.S. are living like people in poor countries. obviously it's not as widespread here but there are absolutely people living in abject poverty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980180)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 5:19 PM
Author: cowgod

yeah that's what I'm saying, it exists but the "I grew up poor" people aren't the ones who experience it. Maybe because they'd just say "I am poor atm" lol.

also because of credit cards the poorest idiots can experience Consoles and Disney World at least on occasion. so not experiencing these things is more likely to be parents not wanting to spend money on that shit, possibly combined with being frugal or Indian.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980215)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 5:22 PM
Author: ,.,..,.,..,.,.,.,..,.,.,,..,..,.,,..,.,,.


kids who grew up as literal bums or homeless generally try to hide that fact, for a lot of different reasons.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980218)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 5:54 PM
Author: cowgod

Unless it's a Lie or the poverty is way behind you, people avoid bringing it up.

if you walk into OCI with a generic "I am Poor" study they will want you to gtfo. No one wants to get labeled Scum at the worst possible time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980278)



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Date: July 5th, 2026 4:40 PM
Author: The Penis

Rare in the suburbs other than housing projects and trailer parks.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5879857&forum_id=2betting#49980162)