I don't really follow what you're saying here. I was simply trying to illustrate the difference between being rich or poor. It has very little to do with A/C or

I don't really follow what you're saying here. I was simply trying to illustrate the difference between being rich or poor. It has very little to do with A/C or gadgets. For the most part, the difference in the amount of enjoyment, food, shelter, and safety that I had as a child as compared to now is negligible. The changes in influence and confidence are profound, and after a couple years at this job I will be quite secure. Being rich is about having the choice to do what you want to do in life. The poor can't outsource unpleasant tasks, they can't take profitable risks, and they have a hard time convincing others to do what they want them to do (without the assistance of a weapon). No amount of increasing world wealth is going to change that. In terms of life skills, the human population is a bell curve and there are always going to be some people who are better than others.