>For anyone who’s had some experience with depression or anxiety, as well as with “some problems walking about,” it should be obvious that moderate depression or anxiety are (much) worse than moderate mobility problems, pound for pound.
That’s obvious for rich people, but not at all obvious for someone who risks hunger as a result of mobility problems.
From my (limited) experience witnessing poverty in the developing world, it’s not clear to what extent moderate mobility problems increase risk of hunger.
They certainly don’t help, but in many developing-world contexts, it seems like there’s a measure of social surplus / social safety net which provides some buffer against hunger for people with chronic health problems.
>For anyone who’s had some experience with depression or anxiety, as well as with “some problems walking about,” it should be obvious that moderate depression or anxiety are (much) worse than moderate mobility problems, pound for pound.
That’s obvious for rich people, but not at all obvious for someone who risks hunger as a result of mobility problems.
This is a great point.
From my (limited) experience witnessing poverty in the developing world, it’s not clear to what extent moderate mobility problems increase risk of hunger.
They certainly don’t help, but in many developing-world contexts, it seems like there’s a measure of social surplus / social safety net which provides some buffer against hunger for people with chronic health problems.
I wonder if there’s a paper on this...