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Poor impulse control. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunedin_Multidisciplinary_Health_and_Development_Study https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunedin_Multidisci

• ozzmotik 8y ago
  i agree with the poor impulse control claim but beyond that, for people who feel disenfranchised by the system and as though they have no other qualities they can actually use to survive in society, at least wrt the concept of selling drugs, that is an extremely reliable way to make enough money in order to support your life and the pursuit of your desires. that being said, i do believe that anyone can improve their position in life if they stop allowing themselves to believe that they are completely limited by their societal status. however, as someone who struggles to integrate into society in any meaningful way and ultimately support myself, I do get how easy it is to convince yourself that there is no other choice other than what you currently have. it's a super toxic line of reasoning and antithetical to the pursuit of happiness as it were, but man its really easy to do. and as we all (likely) know, many humans tend to prefer to just do things the easy way and rely on what they know or are comfortable with