Regardless of your political stance, JD Vance overcame the odds to become what he is today. While this movie is the ultimate “pull yourself up by your bootstraps” anthem, it also illustrates that this approach doesn’t work for everyone. Vance’s success is an outlier, and we should not apply this ideology to everyone experiencing poverty. Yes, an individuals desire to get out of their current situation matters. However, if we don’t address the larger systems and personal worldviews at play,…
