>> Poverty makes a person begin questioning what it is they did in their life that brought them to this low of a point.
> For someone born to a poor home, this doesn't apply
I think it does apply but in a less obvious way.
People born to poor homes are still shown what they could aspire to: A higher standard of living than they started in, and greater opportunities to aspire to.
If anything, they see more of that than the middle classes, because they start from a relatively disadvantaged position, but are seeing the same things on TV (say) as everyone else.
And so when they grow up to be responsible for themselves, if they believe it's not fixed and depends on themselves but they are still dirt poor, the question becomes "What haven't I done with my life that I should have?"
> For someone born to a poor home, this doesn't apply
I think it does apply but in a less obvious way.
People born to poor homes are still shown what they could aspire to: A higher standard of living than they started in, and greater opportunities to aspire to.
If anything, they see more of that than the middle classes, because they start from a relatively disadvantaged position, but are seeing the same things on TV (say) as everyone else.
And so when they grow up to be responsible for themselves, if they believe it's not fixed and depends on themselves but they are still dirt poor, the question becomes "What haven't I done with my life that I should have?"