poor people don't possess the quiet dignity of a mythical Working Class conscience, they are assholes, culturally, and a priori being poor doesn't make them shitty people, them being shitty is necessary and sufficient for them being poor the poor are the problems the poor have
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i mean, "rising above" doesn't seem to mesh well with the idea that their success is pre-determined by their historical poverty
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Some people are bound to rise even if nobody has any advantage, just based on probability. This is what the "new rich" are, and why it takes generations before old money treats new money as having demonstrated virtue.
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