I’m extremely lucky, I was raised in projects at an early age in an absolutely horrible area and went through middle school and high school there (mother eventually moved out of the projects but in the same city). Random beatings were common once you neared your teen years, I was physically attacked many times just because I was white I guess (judging by the racial words said towards me).
But yeah, most people do not do well in life there, they are stuck in a cycle of violence, drugs, and other destructive behavior that they never recover from. It makes absolutely no sense how I was able to make it out and end up doing very well in life.
I want to help others break free from the cycle of self destruction but it’s very hard unless you are with them daily.
Anyways, to this day I’m thankful for John Carmack for giving me that spark of interest in computers.
But yeah, most people do not do well in life there, they are stuck in a cycle of violence, drugs, and other destructive behavior that they never recover from. It makes absolutely no sense how I was able to make it out and end up doing very well in life.
I want to help others break free from the cycle of self destruction but it’s very hard unless you are with them daily.
Anyways, to this day I’m thankful for John Carmack for giving me that spark of interest in computers.