[czottmann]

I am very certain it does occur to them but they simply have no financial means to do anything about it. Which must be soul-crushing to them.

Rest assured it usually isn't their choice.

[koakuma-chan]

> Rest assured it usually isn't their choice.

People choose to marry, have kids, and buy a house.

[czottmann]

Your comments make me think you've never seen hardships in your life that weren't self-afflicted.

Life can be cruel even if you've made great plans and took all the precautions you could think of. Illnesses, accidents, the lack of a social net because your country was set up that way, crime, the list goes on.