I’m tired of all these “YOur lIFe iS WHat yOU maKe iT” people. No it’s not. It’s entirely determined by the circumstances you’re born into. A UK newspaper just released a “how deprived is your area” postcode checker. I put my postcode in, guess what:
Your area is ranked 10,550 out of 33,755 in the 2025 Index of Multiple Deprivation (where 1 is most deprived and 33,755 is least deprived). This means it is more deprived than most neighourhoods. Of the five main components that make up IMD, your area ranks lowest (most deprived) on health and highest on crime.
Well here I am with rapidly deteriorating health and have been the victim of many violent crimes, but I guess I brought it on myself since my life is what I make it.
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2025/oct/30/how-deprived-is-your-area
I especially love how sort of both things can exist at once. It’s super not on your circumstances including birthplace it’s all what you make of it and “if you just turned 18 and live here any number of your social scores (west version)” just fucking tank