This is not a novel observation, eg Kapuscinski's "In the Shadow of the Sun" describes the same phenomenon: it's very difficult to get ahead because anything above bare subsistence is immediately siphoned off by your kin.

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marcus_holmes 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The flip side is that it's very difficult to fall too far behind as well. Your kin have an obligation to support you, too.

	▲	dchftcs 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Your pack falls behind, and has nothing to eat during food supply shocks like the one that's almost certainly coming.

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ted_bunny 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Fewer homeless, I bet.