Comments by "Darkpaw1" (@darkpaw1522) on "Top 10 Worst Housing Projects in The United States" video.

  1. Good rule of thumb: If it's set up because something is impoverished or underfunded, it won't be temporary.
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  2. I lived in the projects before joining the military. Never looked back. Worst time of my life.
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  3.  @crusaderkiller5816  Long story, my mom stole my college money and forced me to drop out. Then she took 75% of my work money for "bills", though I barely could hold a job because we moved literally every year. Ended up in a section 8 building with her, now stuck in the projects. No job, no education, you know the stereotype; and worst is, it wasn't my fault. My mom was even doing everything in her power to discourage me from joining the military. She was trying to keep me stuck like her. In the end I finally escaped her and joined the Marine Corp. I made enough money to repay my college debts and graduate college. I also since cut my mom completely from my life. Sorry if it's a bit off topic. Reason why the projects in particular was so bad because it felt like my mom was trying to stear my life into being like...hers. Living in bad neighborhoods and such, stuck in poverty, etc. And I done everything in my power to avoid it. Seeing my inevitable fate to be stuck in poverty staring me down everyday was a nightmare. Bloods on the stoop outside the entrace, the building full of addicts, it was too much. I didn't want THIS to be my future. Honestly, if the military thing didn't work out I planned to kill myself.
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