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If people have nothing to lose, they're gonna act like they have nothing to lose...
Like, it's basic psychology. Resource scarcity changes how our brains work, it's literally Maslow's hierarchy of needs
I hit rock bottom. Was broke.
My thoughts on stealing changed entirely. I couldn't care less. I had bigger concerns than other people's property. Most people steal out of desperation and when you're desperate, your moral compass disappears.
Society is perpetually 9 missed meals away from collapse.
A person can do anything when they lost everything.