I know how you feel, but my response to this guy was to want to take him, put my arm around his shoulder, congratulate him on finding a way to motivate himself as he is right now, and warn him that he's got five, maybe six decades ahead of him, every one filled with possibilities that aren't going to depend on what he does right NOW NOW NOW. There's time. Everyone always has the wherewithal to change things, to start things, to build things, and to make things better, no matter how the past went.