"The material standard of living of a homeless person in modern-day Manhattan is several dozens of times higher than the wealthiest of kings ten thousand years ago."
Can someone explain to me what their definition of "standard of living" is in this context?
I get that they might have access to cleaner water, but surely easy access to food prepared for you and having a roof over your head in a snowstorm would sound really appealing to someone without a home.
(Maybe I need to know what they use as the definition of "homeless"...)
Can someone explain to me what their definition of "standard of living" is in this context?
I get that they might have access to cleaner water, but surely easy access to food prepared for you and having a roof over your head in a snowstorm would sound really appealing to someone without a home.
(Maybe I need to know what they use as the definition of "homeless"...)