Response to Shiyun's "The Rich and The Poor: Part 1"

This is the interesting quote I found on Shiyun's blog:

      Poor people and rich people are really different in a way. Although rich people may have lots of money, poor people seem to have a much better life. I noticed that poor people mostly have trustful friends, nice, and independent; while rich people don't have trustful friends, they are mean, and not independent. Either way, they still have some similarities; both will got to school, have a family, and the knowledge is equal.

     In a sense, I agree with parts of what Shiyun is saying, but I also disagree with her. True, rich people are different from poor people in various ways, and both rich and poor have similarities. However, I do not agree with the areas where Shiyun states that poor people have a "better life," trustful friends, and are nice and independent while rich people have distrustful friends and are mean and dependent.
     Shiyun does not really define the terms "rich people" and "poor people" so it is hard to determine which individuals she is talking about. The terms she uses can vary depending upon which individuals she is comparing. Millionaires would be considered as "poor" when compared to billionaires; however, these millionaires would also be considered as "rich" when compared to the regular "working class" or those in poverty. In addition, the terms "rich" and "poor" can even be used in areas where there is poverty. For example, someone who is able to make ten dollars a day will be considered "rich" compared to another who makes less than ten dollars a day.
     In addition, I do not agree with her statements about rich people having unfaithful friends, and are negative and dependent while poor people have loyal friends, and are positive and independent. For one, I do not believe friends can be accounted for as part of the argument because an individual cannot control the thoughts and behaviors of their friends: they are their own beings and have their own ways of thinking, whether a friend is loyal or not is decided by the friend themselves. Moreover, there is no absolute saying that a "rich" person's personality is necessarily negative while a "poor" person's attitude is positive because every individual's personality is unique. A rich person has every possibility to be positive just as a poor person has the possibility to be negative. Additionally, whether a person is dependent or independent depends on the opportunities given and experience gained or the course of their life. As an example, a person cannot live on their own if they do not know how to cook or how to take care of themselves just as a person cannot survive on their own if they are unable to receive enough income to support themselves. Therefore, being "rich" and "poor" does not determine who an individual is.