Every media person who writes pensive articles like 'Is poor just a state of mind?' thinks it's a hate crime when people on twitter yell at them because it's the only time they face even the slightest accountability and it's so foreign to them

— Disagreeing with me is divisive (@InternetHippo) May 24, 2019

This is largely because as opposed to times past, many journalists are Ivy Leaguers or at least aspirational to that and are trust funders, too, so they have no idea at all what the average American life is like.

Used to you could go into journalism with some decent writing skills and hustle. These days, good luck without a degree from a top 10 program and the resources to undertake unpaid internships. That’s responsible for a lot of the articles like, “Poor People: Human or Gutter Crud?” that you see out there.