> Some people just aren't able to climb that ladder and they fall off. That's learned helplessness. You are looking at it from a fatalist point of view. You sa

> Some people just aren't able to climb that ladder and they fall off. That's learned helplessness. You are looking at it from a fatalist point of view. You said yourself that this person actually decided to learn python and try to find a job in software engineering so he was actually more resourceful that you give him credit for.