Janskeet said:
I don't believe in capitalism, or at least capitalism without strong government regulation. What people have fought and struggled for here most people are handed in European countries. I wish I would've grown up in a socialist country. I think I would've done a lot better if I didn't grow up in a home where my parents got divorced because my dad was greedy for money and my mom was working two jobs, always stressed out struggling to make ends meet.
Wow, I am sorry you feel that way. You situation sucks, and I sympathize with you. Put I too grew up in a capitalist society and those things didn't happen to me, because my dad was not a jerk and he worked really hard to take care of his family. That is not something you can really blame on capitalism. Stuff like that happens in social democracies, full out socialist societies, and even under communism. People in European countries suffer and struggle too.
It is really sad to hear you say you think you would have done better in socialist society. I am sorry you have this way of thinking. But man, you are really young as far as I can tell, and you already mentioned being a lot smarter than the fat people at your mom's work. Seriously man, go to university, go to a damn good on, take as many school loans and federal help as you need to do it and do it. I made it through a very good school even though it cost more than I could ever dream of affording. By keeping my grades up and holding on to grants and scholarships along with federal aid, I made it through. I'll still be paying for it several years to come, but I have a good degree under my belt. Determination can get you far my friend. Don't blame your society for holding you back. In America, you have much more freedom to do those things than in socialist countries. That is why everyone comes here from all over the world for school, rather than go to places like China. Come on man, beat this defeatist attitude and go out there and kick some ass! Grab the world by the balls and yell, screw you! I am going to be the best I can be no matter what!