i definitely agree that circumstances have a lot to do with it but making the right decisions also factors in imo. i have a friend who's mom didn't finish middle school and his dad was a drug dealer and all his siblings basically fell into normal working class jobs. he got his gf pregnant at 16 as well, yet he's going to school for accounting cause he was smart enough to look around and notice there are opportunities out there, and that that life isn't something he has to settle for. i'm sure there are some people who's circumstances really do prevent them from succeeding but there are probably more who just don't realize what is out there.
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