People from impoverished conditions do not always recognize their poverty.

Evidence

Crews does not use the word “poverty” to describe the conditions of his upbringing, perhaps because it is a word generally understood in relation to the prosperity of others—that is, as deprivation. … Little as his family had, their community was hardly better off. They did not see themselves as particularly disadvantaged. — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 21

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Crews, Harry, A childhood the biography of a place, 21
• XREF: connects to: Living people can be silenced by exploitation and poverty, not only by death — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 407; Understanding a person’s struggles requires knowledge of their situation. — Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life An Antidote to Chaos, 311; Pied noir beliefs about lazy Algerian workers masked malnutrition’s effects (+6 more)

Broader Connections

• Living people can be silenced by exploitation and poverty, not only by death #qualifies (0.65) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 407