It's totally survivor bias for sure, but falling into (and surviving) years of depression and coming from third world conditions to the US help shape and contex

It's totally survivor bias for sure, but falling into (and surviving) years of depression and coming from third world conditions to the US help shape and contextualize a lot of meaning. It's easy because the path now is plated gold, and for sure, some people their entire path is broken. :/ But when it's broken you think about just walking and not smelling any of the shit... Just left foot, right foot, left foot, right foot...