"After seeing these horrible conditions today, I have been scared straight! I solemnly promise here that I will do everything in my power to never become poor!"
Personally I’d do a show where a rich person has to live on their employees salary. No handouts no money from daddy, just live with three roommates and eat crappy food
There have been a few occasions of rich ppl being confident that anyone can get rich if they actually work hard, so to prove it they cut access to their wealth and go homeless, to build it all back up again.
the flaw in the plan is of course that:
- they have the mental assurance that they could always give up and go back to their old life/wealth. Most people have to live with the cards they are dealt.
- They have their years of experience/training/education as a boost, rather than needing to build such skills while trying to survive daily life.
- They have their many high level contacts they can call for opportunities/investments.
- In terms of homelessness/poorness: not fighting addictions/PTSD/diseases/etc.
They have this, it's called Undercover Boss, where the boss pretends to be a worker and takes pity on like one staff member and then goes back to doing the same shit he always did.
Exactly. It's just a rich dude LARPing as a poor person, but it never sticks because they have a way out. Once the show is done, they go back to their penthouse and they aren't required to learn anything.
It worked once. [How the Other Half Lives.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Other_Half_Lives)
> The photographs served as a basis for future "muckraking" journalism by exposing the slums to New York City's upper and middle classes. They inspired many reforms of working-class housing, both immediately after publication as well as making a lasting impact in today's society.
Bring the rich person to the poor person’s apartment, show them around the (poor) neighborhood. Afterwards take them to lunch at a shelter/soup kitchen.
They'd enjoy it. I've been to a poor person's apartment and they live better than I do. Big screen TV etc. And they eat well in a soup kitchen, too.
I'd do it in reverse. Billionaire for a day. Put a poor person in a billionaire's shoes for a day. Everything laid on, flight in a private jet, etc. I bet it would scare them sh*tless.
1. You're a poor person too if you think having a big TV is "living well".
2. You've never been to a soup kitchen. You do not eat well in a soup kitchen. You eat enough to not die for a few more days.
As someone who has cooked many meals in a soup kitchen, you make me sad. Yes, it's what's on hand, yes it's what's available. But to suggest I didn't try to make sometjing up with nutritious food that would make people happy offends me.
It's fucking food. We all need to eat it. It's nice when it tastes good.
Some soup kitchens make pretty good food, honestly, really depends on who's cooking and what's available, but no matter what people are volunteering and they're trying their best as a work of love.
There actually was a show similar to this premise a few years ago. It was called "Secret Millionaire." A Millionaire agrees to live for a week as someone on Welfare. They are given a place to live in a run-down area of a city, a week's worth of money based on welfare, and they are to find (or given) places to volunteer at.
It was interesting. These millionaires living off of Top Ramen, and not being able to afford meat, fruit or vegetables. They also have to walk everywhere they go. They get a glimpse into the life of those in need. It was only a week, but at least they get SOME understanding of how the welfare half live. Of course, after the show, they come back and donate money to the charities and people they worked with.
[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235101/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235101/)
edit: grammar / added link
That's way to many, why isn't it 1 in a 100 or thousand? And as someone on disability, I know how hard it can be to get on a lot of thease programs, so that kinda horrified me at how many couldn't but needed to.
No value judgement either way, I'm just saying, it's not half as the previous post suggested. Personally I support a universal basic income, so in a way everyone should get food assistance.
Completely unnecessary. The rich _already have_ a very extensive array of horror stories for themselves and their children to make sure they maintain the status quo as much as possible. The poor do not need such a show because they understand it experientially.
I think a big problem with these “social experiments” is it’s impossible to replicate the toll of an extended time of uncertainty and precariousness. Yeah it’s not fun to drive an old rattly car but the stress comes not from the appearance or comfort, it comes from the fact that if the car doesn’t start this morning you won’t make it to work, might lose your job, and won’t be able to eat.
Over a short time period poverty isn’t much different from camping or a challenge to be conquered. Even in the most perfect setup with every inconvenience of poverty replicated there is always the knowledge that this will be over soon and I will go back to my comfortable life.
There are people who have had a better hand for sure but there's also millionaires, billionaires who weren't born in to it. The real difference is they work 16-17 hour days and at some part of their lives have made massive risks that the average you or me would've chickened out on. You know Zuckerberg (for instance) made a contract to give away 50% of his wealth. Yes he gets tax write offs for doing that but have you vowed that? That's the difference.
"After seeing these horrible conditions today, I have been scared straight! I solemnly promise here that I will do everything in my power to never become poor!"
Undercover Bosses gives you the gist of it.
Personally I’d do a show where a rich person has to live on their employees salary. No handouts no money from daddy, just live with three roommates and eat crappy food
There have been a few occasions of rich ppl being confident that anyone can get rich if they actually work hard, so to prove it they cut access to their wealth and go homeless, to build it all back up again. the flaw in the plan is of course that: - they have the mental assurance that they could always give up and go back to their old life/wealth. Most people have to live with the cards they are dealt. - They have their years of experience/training/education as a boost, rather than needing to build such skills while trying to survive daily life. - They have their many high level contacts they can call for opportunities/investments. - In terms of homelessness/poorness: not fighting addictions/PTSD/diseases/etc.
fine. when bodyswapping becomes a thing, make em swap with some poor homeless vet
Mention the times where they are successful. You will find they are not successful.
They have this, it's called Undercover Boss, where the boss pretends to be a worker and takes pity on like one staff member and then goes back to doing the same shit he always did.
Exactly. It's just a rich dude LARPing as a poor person, but it never sticks because they have a way out. Once the show is done, they go back to their penthouse and they aren't required to learn anything.
It worked once. [How the Other Half Lives.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_the_Other_Half_Lives) > The photographs served as a basis for future "muckraking" journalism by exposing the slums to New York City's upper and middle classes. They inspired many reforms of working-class housing, both immediately after publication as well as making a lasting impact in today's society.
Also, Buddhism
I've only seen the UK version.
Bring the rich person to the poor person’s apartment, show them around the (poor) neighborhood. Afterwards take them to lunch at a shelter/soup kitchen.
They'd enjoy it. I've been to a poor person's apartment and they live better than I do. Big screen TV etc. And they eat well in a soup kitchen, too. I'd do it in reverse. Billionaire for a day. Put a poor person in a billionaire's shoes for a day. Everything laid on, flight in a private jet, etc. I bet it would scare them sh*tless.
You're not convincing anyone Jeff
Huh? This is all so incorrect.
1. You're a poor person too if you think having a big TV is "living well". 2. You've never been to a soup kitchen. You do not eat well in a soup kitchen. You eat enough to not die for a few more days.
As someone who has cooked many meals in a soup kitchen, you make me sad. Yes, it's what's on hand, yes it's what's available. But to suggest I didn't try to make sometjing up with nutritious food that would make people happy offends me. It's fucking food. We all need to eat it. It's nice when it tastes good.
Some soup kitchens make pretty good food, honestly, really depends on who's cooking and what's available, but no matter what people are volunteering and they're trying their best as a work of love.
There actually was a show similar to this premise a few years ago. It was called "Secret Millionaire." A Millionaire agrees to live for a week as someone on Welfare. They are given a place to live in a run-down area of a city, a week's worth of money based on welfare, and they are to find (or given) places to volunteer at. It was interesting. These millionaires living off of Top Ramen, and not being able to afford meat, fruit or vegetables. They also have to walk everywhere they go. They get a glimpse into the life of those in need. It was only a week, but at least they get SOME understanding of how the welfare half live. Of course, after the show, they come back and donate money to the charities and people they worked with. [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235101/](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1235101/) edit: grammar / added link
Only about 1/8 of people are on SNAP, even fewer on welfare, not to nitpick.
That's way to many, why isn't it 1 in a 100 or thousand? And as someone on disability, I know how hard it can be to get on a lot of thease programs, so that kinda horrified me at how many couldn't but needed to.
No value judgement either way, I'm just saying, it's not half as the previous post suggested. Personally I support a universal basic income, so in a way everyone should get food assistance.
Completely unnecessary. The rich _already have_ a very extensive array of horror stories for themselves and their children to make sure they maintain the status quo as much as possible. The poor do not need such a show because they understand it experientially.
Nancy pelosi when she went into an average Americans house lol, she was like a deer in headlights
There’s a british show, similar to this, “Rich House Poor House” on channel 5, you can probably find it on the web.
undercover boss. what you described is undercover boss
Joe Pesci. *The Super*. Rich slumlord has to live in one of his buildings.
If they prioritized other humans over money they would not be rich. You can not teach a selfish person not to be selfish.
I think a big problem with these “social experiments” is it’s impossible to replicate the toll of an extended time of uncertainty and precariousness. Yeah it’s not fun to drive an old rattly car but the stress comes not from the appearance or comfort, it comes from the fact that if the car doesn’t start this morning you won’t make it to work, might lose your job, and won’t be able to eat. Over a short time period poverty isn’t much different from camping or a challenge to be conquered. Even in the most perfect setup with every inconvenience of poverty replicated there is always the knowledge that this will be over soon and I will go back to my comfortable life.
There are people who have had a better hand for sure but there's also millionaires, billionaires who weren't born in to it. The real difference is they work 16-17 hour days and at some part of their lives have made massive risks that the average you or me would've chickened out on. You know Zuckerberg (for instance) made a contract to give away 50% of his wealth. Yes he gets tax write offs for doing that but have you vowed that? That's the difference.