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It took me two fucking months to stop hurting from sleeping on the floor. This is amazing to me as I used to only do that with little sore.

It took me two fucking months to stop hurting from sleeping on the floor. This is amazing to me as I used to only do that with little sore.

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[–] InnocentBystander 3 points (+3|-0) 7 years ago

I have spent time living in very poor conditions, and in very luxurious ones.
I can, and do, fully appreciate how good I've got it.

[–] [Deleted] 2 points (+2|-0) 7 years ago

Is there anything about the poor life that is better than a luxurious one? Never lived in luxury so genuinely curious.

[–] InnocentBystander 4 points (+4|-0) 7 years ago

In my opinion, it is much much better to start life poor.
It gives an appreciation for the better things, and tend to make a person more resiliant. When people grow up wealthy the luxuries are 'normal', not special. It is easy to make things worse, but hard to make things better.
Comparatively a poor person can improve their lot easier, and is happy achieving what the wealthy one started with.

Using myself as an example, I grew up poor, then middle-class, then I went through a period where I had immense disposable income, followed by losing everything, including my freedom.
Years later when my life 'stabilized' I found myself in a middle-class living, but with the option to step into a high income job. I chose to stay middle-class because I was happy and content with what I had. I did not want to focus on a career to gain wealth, I took a job that paid less but left me with free time to pursue my own, non-paying, hobbies.

I often surprised at how many people don't understand my choice. I think knowing extreme highs and lows gives a person a wider perspective.