Good thread, differentiating what she calls being broke and being poor. It's one thing to be out of money as a transitional thing—especially if it is partially a choice: you're young, decided to go off track, etc.—but it's totally different to be in chronic, interminable poverty. https://twitter.com/ErynnBrook/status/996514351115726850 …
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One big difference in chronic poverty is that it's all a negative feedback loop. Car needs a new tire that you can't afford, can't get to work, lose job, and now you're in a bigger crisis, and so on. A tiny amount of credit, a parent/relative with extra $75.. All the difference.
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Replying to @zeynep
very sorry to be pedantic, but that's a positive feedback loop
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Replying to @SevaUT
Ah. I thought of "feedback loop" with negative consequences, but okay. :-D Too bad Twitter doesn't let you edit.
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Replying to @zeynep
yes, there should be a separate term for positive but "normatively negative" feedback loops
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You're right. If I ever write about this in a less casual forum, I'll think more on how to phrase it. English puts all the adjectives upfront, which can be confusing. "Undesirable|Harmful positive feedback" loop is confusing: the word positive strongly connotes something good.
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