It's the acceptance of this state of affairs that should motivate someone to do the work to escape poverty.

Poverty is the absence of work (of any kind).

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I thought it was just the state of living beneath basic needs.

Most poor people work even more than some rich ones. So no, poverty can't not just be reduced to a amount of work issue.

The only way towards prosperity is to put in the work. Everything else is just excuses.