Our ancestors were all too familiar with the manifestations of this rune. Wars were a constant threat, with raids, ruined crops etc. Crop failure and resultant famine were always a possibility. Nevertheless, Nauthiz is still with us today, howbeit often in more subtle forms. Nauthiz both binds and presses down.
Poverty is terribly hard to get out of.
When you are impoverished, even the tiniest setback can spell disaster, since you have no reserves. While spouting much nonsense about the virtue of poverty, contemporary Western society and its predominant religion tend in actuality to despise the impoverished. Heathens should not despise the poor, but we are practical folks. Heathens should strive for a balance here and elsewhere in life. Much crime is born of the pressure exerted by Nauthiz.