What I'm saying is based on first hand experience not being sedated by video games and other mindless entertainment which normally serves as a cheap substitute

What I'm saying is based on first hand experience not being sedated by video games and other mindless entertainment which normally serves as a cheap substitute to real meaningful life experiences which seem to have vanished from most regular people's lives. An unfathomable number of people alive today have totally pointless lives because all the good stuff has been taken out and substituted with cheap thrills. It's no coincidence that rich people have many friends and experience a lot of positive emotions in their lives. I guarantee you that poor people experience very few positive emotions and they don't have a choice. The glass ceiling is unbreakable.