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by Spooky23 1760 days ago
Poverty leads to fewer social connections and that follows the rest of the outcome.

People in a cohort fall into a bell curve. “Social lubricant” is why the dumb or less capable kid in a rich suburb ends up being some sort of professional in a nebulous job where the smart kid from a poor neighborhood feels like Starbucks or an LPN is a life changing job.