That's great that you had the mental fortitude to make it through that. For many, being broke and homeless is the very bottom and is psyche-destroying (people a

That's great that you had the mental fortitude to make it through that. For many, being broke and homeless is the very bottom and is psyche-destroying (people are so afraid of it, we even have a phenomenon named for it - Last Place Aversion: http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/occupy-wall-street-psychology/ http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/occupy-wall-street...) You may not like the poor changes your mind thing, and why would anyone? That doesn't make it wrong. For example: http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/escaping-the-cycle-of-scarcity/?_r=0 http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/09/25/escaping-the... http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-fro... I'm also referring to the incredible narrowing of choices that you're left with (this one I've experienced first-hand, and by a read of these comments many here have experienced it as well), which you are surely well aware of. Don't let "what you don't like" or "what should/should not be" dictate your interpretation of the reality. I don't like that stuff either, but I'm not going to deny its real effects. It's not only callous, it's not correct.