Alex is expressing what the Andromedans said to him. To them, just being born on a planet gives you the right to exist. That all your physical needs are met, is a given. They can't fathom our system which makes you indebted the moment you are born. That there are places on our planet of such extreme poverty and starvation and that seems alright with us. That because these poor have nothing to give us, we do nothing for them. The Andromedans can't understand that. No one on their planet would be allowed to suffer like that. There is no expected payment for someone to eat, have medical care or shelter. And no one is treated as 'less than'.

But, we, on the other hand, have not been raised in a world like that. This is all we know. They can't fathom us as we can't fathom them because we have not lived each other's lives. We are use to everything having a price. We are use to classism. We accept that some people live extravagantly, while others suffer. We are taught that some are more deserving than others. We make excuses for our rationnal. "Well if they worked to better their situation, they would have more." etc... We all accept that and see nothing faulty with it because we know no different way.

Alex is presenting a different paradigm to consider. When I first heard that statement years ago, it really made me think.