Theory of Smartness

romanigypsyeyes
Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:36:13 +0000

I agree with the last one.
Coming from a low income family, you have to make your own opportunities, nothing is handed to you.
You actually know what the real world is like and you are generally more street smart.
Coming from low income, you’ve seen what that life is like and would do anything to get out of it. It’s not that we are smarter or even that we work harder. For the most part, it’s that we’re more motivated and we realize that we don’t have mommy and daddy’s money to fall back on. You either succeed or you force your children to have the same upbringing you did, and that’s not generally something low income people desire.