Originally Posted by BlackCrayon

sure the majority of the blame is on the individual but its not that simple. people are comprised of many things. the society in which they are raised has a big role in forming who they are. parents, school, media, everything. so while you can blame the individual, the individual is product of their surroundings.

fact is no matter how hard most people try, they will never hit it big. so you can try and try all your life spending your whole life trying to achieve whatever you define as success and if you never make it there and you're now old and gray..this makes you a loser? you're not smart enough to make it? no, not really. there are so many factors at play to say its because of X is just a way to categorize it in your mind and forget about it instead of looking for real answers.