It's inceribly freeing to realize that after decades of poverty and now working in a middle class income lvl job the income has no real power over me.
If the conditions worsen, I'll just withdraw my labor. Doing this gives me zero anxiety. I know perfectly well that I'll be fine regardless.
In many ways poverty makes you ungovernable. And also reveals our real power as workers. And I suppose that is why the ladder to decent income has to be kept as steep as possible, so not too many find this out.
