My two cents: One, we are terrible at handling relationships, and emotions in general. A lot of psychological research is basically ignored, and we're talking

My two cents: One, we are terrible at handling relationships, and emotions in general. A lot of psychological research is basically ignored, and we're talking basic stuff--things like how depression happens, how to handle anger, what a bad relationship looks like. Second, we're in the unusual position of believing that we're economically and socially mobile--that the poor can become rich--and also being constantly given examples of how hard it still is. We chase an American Dream of being the self-made, self-sustaining free human being, but are constantly reminded that failure sits just behind us and that even the best of friends can trip you up. On that note, we're also terrible at coping with failure.