One thing about generational poverty that is super useful, that I feel pretty bad for those who are new to being poor and lack, is lower middle class/working class dads always know a guy. In the same way rich parents have connections to get their kids nepo jobs, a poor dad will know a guy that will totally change your oil filter for a case of natty ice. His old buddy at the mill used to be an electrician and can take a look at your breakers for half what a licensed guy would quote.
It’s what’s gotten many working class kid going and managing what would otherwise be a catastrophe, and it’s dying with the loss of community support that’s been happening now, especially in modern areas. But people who maybe lived more comfortable middle class lives, but fell into poverty later (especially youths who have been kicked out or disowned due to being queer or having different political views than their parents) typically lack such an experience. And I think that’s what makes modern poverty so difficult. Being poor in a time where helping out others was welcomed and encouraged is becoming increasingly a thing of the past. There’s no solidarity, even among neighbors.
