[hollywood_court]

The trick is finding enough self-respect for yourself to break that conditioning.

I was conditioned to smoke tobacco, waste money on crappy food, vote against my own self interests every two years at the ballot box, buy a new car every five years, hate people who looked or behaved differently than me, say 'yes sir' and 'yes ma'am' and do as I'm told, etc.

I still find myself trying to break away from the stuff I learned as a child and as a young man. It takes life long effort.

[teddyh]

I often link to these articles. Especially the second one is exactly what you are talking about:

• 5 Things Nobody Tells You About Being Poor, May 27, 2011: <https://www.cracked.com/blog/5-things-nobody-tells-you-about...>

• The 5 Stupidest Habits You Develop Growing Up Poor, January 19, 2012: <https://www.cracked.com/blog/the-5-stupidest-habits-you-deve...>

• 4 Things Politicians Will Never Understand About Poor People, February 21, 2013: <https://www.cracked.com/blog/4-things-politicians-will-never...>

(Repost: <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31752737>)