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I grew up poor. I don’t know how my dad managed it. I’m thankful every day that I don’t have to worry like my parents did.
by vondur 8y ago
I grew up poor. I don’t know how my dad managed it. I’m thankful every day that I don’t have to worry like my parents did.
- jmkni 8y agoLikewise. My parents raised myself and my siblings well, and somehow managed to give us all a good education and life despite both being on minimum wage. As an adult, I'm angry at my younger self for being annoyed at the things I used to be annoyed at, now I realise I couldn't have done it any better (probably a lot worse). Luckily, we are all doing well now, and we have a good relationship with them, and get to pay it back via buying them gadgets, sending them on holidays etc, and just being there for them.
- tedmiston 8y agoWe work in a very fortunate industry with respect to economic mobility. I've seen many people in tech go from a lower class or lower-middle class socioeconomic upbringing (myself included) to reaching a much more stable and comfortable point. This is why I'm so excited for startups like Lambda School that allow more people to cross over even if they couldn't afford to take on the financial burden of an engineering degree. The aggregate economic impact on people's lives is astounding.