[jkolio]

When my car broke down in the middle of a DoorDash run, I walked to a nearby park and sat next to a homeless guy who was about my age. He was deaf; we talked via text on our phones about how we'd ended up on the same bench, and I shared some of my food. I learned from him how resilient someone can be, even under incredibly unfair circumstances, but more importantly, he got something to eat.

It's not all about you.

[matrix87]

You and the homeless guy aren't peers, you just did a nice thing. You're not going to classes with him or working alongside him

[jkolio]

I was (and remain) a few bad breaks from his situation. I'm not responsible for his state, but we absolutely are peers (i.e., same age, facing the same broad socioeconomic environment).

[programjames]

Exactly. It's not all about you. It's best for the community to encourage education, and dragging down students who actually care about education does the opposite.

[jkolio]

Your selfishness is not equal to my desire for common prosperity. If anything, lone wolf-ism is what drags us down (no matter how proficient the wolf thinks he is). We live in a society.