> 8 months ago I was self-harming and ready to off myself because of endlessly firing applications into the void and reaching the end of my finances I am sorry

> 8 months ago I was self-harming and ready to off myself because of endlessly firing applications into the void and reaching the end of my finances I am sorry you experienced this. Many of us have experienced similar things in our careers. When I did, I had my brother's couch I could crash on while I figured things out, and to be honest, parents who could help me with rent when my post dotcom-bust job paid peanuts. To the extent that your difficulties were exacerbated by an insufficient social safety net is perhaps the greatest indictment of our society. Incentive structures matter, and structures that put people at the brink between achievement and self harm do a lot of damage to our human capital. Not everyone will be pushed to the point of self-harm, but the proximity between destitution and achievement is too close, especially for those without family and community safety nets.