To be shocked at this comment about poverty?

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I have been thinking for a few days about a comment a MNer made on a thread about poverty. She said that she has nearly been in tears because a woman at the toddler group she went to had a hole in her shoe and thus had wet feet.
I have a hole in my shoe. I got a wet foot today. I don't think this is a big deal or worthy of "nearly being in tears". Surely it is pretty normal to have to wait a bit to be able to afford to replace things like shoes?
I just do't see it as a big deal at all, and I think this comment was OTT.
AIBU?

I am not sure how helpful blaming is when addressing ingrained habits, ignorance, addiction and maladaptive coping mechanisms, Bluntness.

Venting is fine as long as the emotion behind it does not start to influence policy, even at the level of individual policy makers.

Plenty of money gets wasted by people who are better off. Those who are perhaps least able to manage it are expected to muster up a lot more inner strength and to make solid and responsible financial decisions all the time. Human nature remains consistent across all classes and across all circumstances.

The only variable element is the circumstances, and all of society contributes to the circumstances. It's a democracy, and we are consumers participating in the free market, after all. We all have choices to make and those choices are not always solid or responsible. What sort of climate do we create when we speak, when we vote, when we make choices as consumers in the free market?

Human nature remains consistent across all classes and across all circumstances.

Yes to this.