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Most people are like this. People generally don't have a lot of understanding or empathy to the challenges of people outside their social class.

>>ryanwa+(OP)
What's the average age of an HN poster? I remember being pretty judgmental and self-righteous when I was 20…

>>ryanwa+(OP)
Your statement made me think. Looking at my friends, family, and colleagues, I can think of 2 small groups where your statement fits. The rest, I feel, do seek to understand and empathize. In my case, it is the minority.

>>ryanwa+(OP)
I'd say the secret to self-actualization is having a noetic understanding of the fact that others are simultaneously far more similar to us and far more different from us than we can ever fully realize.

>>mhd+I
This poll says 32% are in the 19-24 range, and 35% in the 25-30 range:

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=126923