Thanks sooooooo much for the helpful comment. Thanks for freely and confidently pointing the finger of blame and condemnation 100% at me ("j'accuse!") when (not to be rude, but to be perfectly, 100% accurate) you don't know a single damn thing about my specific situation -- except that I currently don't have a job in my field.
One thing I've learned -- there is NO shortage whatsoever on people who, when they find somebody with the stuffings kicked out of them, or somebody who's been bloodied in a freeway pileup (figuratively speaking), are eager to pile on and instantly exclaim to the person bleeding on the roadside (although they know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about the situation), "It's all YOUR fault that you're suffering!"
This isn't to say I don't adhere to the principle that we all need to make the right choices, and are responsible for our own destiny. Certainly I do. I'm not and have never been into "I'm a victim, you're a victim, she's a victim, we're all victims." Nor am I into the nanny state.
But I'll tell you what: getting the **** kicked out of you while doing your dead level best to be completely self-reliant, and to responsibly provide for others, and to have even a little bit of success, certainly makes you appreciate the help that's available to assist those who are genuinely going through hard times.
But I doubt you really have the faintest clue, or even the faintest desire to understand, what I'm talking about.
Where are the people who say, "There, but for the grace of God, go I"? Ya got me.
You take the name of Luke Skywalker as your screen name, any idea what a heroic life is?
All too well, I'm afraid. Quite a few years (this sounds rather silly in print, but I'm afraid it's 100% true) of literal unselfish heroism, at my own expense, have contributed significantly to the financial misery I am in right now. That's not anything but plain fact. But I don't expect you to know, or care, anything about that.
No, you just go right ahead with your comfortable role of applying the healing balm of blame to anyone and everyone you should happen to find injured on the road.