system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
CMV: People who denounce the poor for owning "Luxuries", Just want the poor to know their place.

Luxuries to these people almost always include: Smartphones, computers, nice sneakers, jewelry. Anything that might stand out on a person as being a bit expensive. Many people, unfortunately on the conservative and neo-conservative and libertarian sides, claim that these people own these things because they are poor spenders and it is a good example of why the poor stay poor in this country.

I believe it is just the individual using whatever little resources they can to blend into society. To fool it into thinking that they are of nominal wealth, so they aren't bothered about it. So they can interact and find opportunity like any other normal-looking member of society with a smartphone and decent clothing. 

Even worse, the political pundits, who make these claims are often of above-average wealth and upbringing, often with two parents supporting them in a stable home. Ben Shapiro and the Roving Millenial come to mind. Both born into affluent families. That makes me take on this view that the outrage about this is disingenious. I rarely see someone who came out of poverty taking on this view, if ever.

The Roving Millenial, who has a CRTV show now, has even gone as far to say that you do not need a refrigerator to survive, that is it a luxury. What is next? Your shoes don't have to be made of that expensive rubber, wear wood shoes? If you want these poor people to contribute and find work, why do you tell them they don't need computers and smartphones? They're affordable nowadays, but the accusers of these people always claim they have the "New" iPhone, or that they scramble to buy the newest products. They don't.

Change my view on this, do you/they geniunely care about their spending habits and the long-term effects on the country, or do you/they pick on them because you feel like they appear stupid complaining about being poor while possessing these items? Are the poor in a bad financial situation they're making the best of, or do you believe they have a "place" to inhabit and should abandon all luxuries until they are out of that situation?

&#x200B;

&#x200B;

&#x200B;
gpt
I'd hardly call a smart phone or a computer a luxury. They're pretty much required in order to function in society these days. You need one or both for everything from applying for jobs and renewing licenses to booking flights and ordering goods online.