People do tend to live this way, sadly. They, by doing so often deprive themselves of learning from those around them who without their knowledge are teaching them to either behave better or different. Lots of people, I find, use the "I am a result of my circumstance" as a crutch for bad behaviour.
Hard circumstance should drive one to want to do better, be better and live better. The pin comes in many different shapes, but come for sure