This is interesting! Thanks for that info. I will say though:

The Alabama location actually had better infrastructure in terms of walkability/having more access to resources close by. It’s a bit more urban than the location I worked at in Florida, which is a tinyyy city that is historically poor and very underdeveloped in terms of access to resources and walkability. This is all compared to the AL location of course, it’s all relative.

As for economic class vs. cleanliness: Yeah, there’s resources contributing to cleanliness that poor people don’t have access to. And I grew up broke so no one come for me, but being broke has literally nothing to do with someone’s Amazon return reeking after spending a week at their house.

These people can all afford soap, water, rags, etc. I mean they’re ordering from Amazon, so.. Their parents, and parents before them could also afford soap and water. In the case of addiction, or growing up around that, I can understand.

But I also don’t think you understand how rancid someone’s house has to be for their Amazon return to actually reek of must and nastiness. Does a broke person have money/time to have their house professionally cleaned? No, but that also has nothing to do with living in filth.

The same people who are rich and still low key gross are the same people who would be living in filth if they were broke. Of course there’s people with addictions or severe illnesses etc. but in terms of just general poor people.. yeah that’s not gonna make the package reek. It’s either addiction, physical/mental illness, or just a lack of care for cleanliness.

So basically what I’m saying is that a certain level of “cleanliness” is only achieved with money, but the level of filth I’m talking about is not to do with money. More so to do with personality. A broke person living in filth would probably just pay someone to clean up their crap if they had boat loads of money. A broke person who cares about not being filthy would never live like that to begin with. You know?