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Thanks for sharing your perspective. As it happens, I also grew up poor. I found the book extremely interesting so I wouldn't discount it just because you had t

Thanks for sharing your perspective. As it happens, I also grew up poor. I found the book extremely interesting so I wouldn't discount it just because you had that experience.

carapace 7y ago
Cheers! It looks pretty interesting. Just to be really clear, I'm not trying to say that poverty makes things harder, or course it does. Really all I want to point out is that even in the worst circumstances we still have the power to choose how we respond or react to them. But again, it's possible that circumstances are so bad that it becomes really difficult to make good decisions. I'm not trying to blame people for their circumstances, or bad fortune, or even their bad decisions (we all make mistakes.) I'm not really trying to blame anyone for anything. I believe that people are generally doing the best they can with what they've got.