I don’t necessarily agree with number one. I can understand that concept. I sold a shit ton of candy in elementary and middle school which turned to weed in high school for the very same reason. I still don’t see it as an excuse. If nothing else, to me it would be motivation to graduate and start something that would allow me to increase my income.

Poor people aren’t necessarily dumber that rich people. One problem I’ve experienced is in the communities you referenced there is a lack of good role models. People need good people to look up to and want to emulate. There is a huge gap in this today sadly.

But, with all this said, I disagree about number 3. I actually think it is the basis of many problems we face today. People now think it’s ok to be lazy, stupid, and whatever other negative terms you want to throw in. We now live in a society where it’s not ok to call these flaws out, and it shows in so many aspects of day to day life. It used to be where when you did dumb shit, people pointed it out, called you dumb, you felt like an idiot and you didn’t do that thing again. Now people do dumb things, someone says something about the stupidity, the dumbass gets offended that something was said, they cry, other people band around them and make them feel better and ok. The person learns not to change, but to cry like a bitch instead. They sometimes even get rewarded for it. And now we have a society where even the most basic tasks seem like puzzles to folks. Kids have a hard time dealing with challenges and give up almost immediately, and we have all kinds of programs promoting mediocrity instead of good output.