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- Abject poverty; who can afford an education? Oh wait:
- Phuxx0red education system
- Unsafe neighbourhood; Wanna stay alive in the first place? Get a gun and join a gang.
- Us-vs-them mentality enforced by peer pressure; education is for "them", go for it still and you're some kind of traitor or something
- Having just about every news segment about a violent crime suspect described as [basically looking like you]; really boosts you confidence, doesn't it?
- Hearing something like fuck-all about people ever actually escaping the ghetto; another great confidence booster
Things like those tend to keep people down more often than not. Just saying.