You can't mimic being poor. Enduring whatever isn't that hard when you know it's just a temporary game. At the very least, you don't get the psychological effect.
Despite that, it would still be useful.
Despite that, it would still be useful.
I’m not sure there’s anything more harmful to society than wealthy folk who think they were poor once, but were not.
Short-lived poverty feels like a game to me. It’s entirely motivational. The psychological toll doesn’t set in until repeated let-downs begin sinking in, and opportunities start evaporating. It begins undermining every other aspect of well-being and it really seems like somebody is playing a trick on you. This is why poor people prefer to be surrounded by other poor people. It helps to be reminded you’re not alone, which is what truly puts a person over the edge..
I'd challenge that assertion. I think people like to be around friends, and society tends to put people in a position where the only friends they can have are in the same economic strata.
The same thing will happen even via more subtle means as people give moderate-cost gifts or wearing clothing that is visibly more expensive.
You're 100% correct. People like to be around friends. It's perhaps worth considering that there might possibly be more to it than just that.
Then pull them out after 2-4 years instead.