the always been wealthy person won't have the same experience with having your heat off in the dead of winter and it wasn't due to a storm.
the level of empathy is rarely the same based on the backgrounds. sure, work hard, make better decisions is what it all boil down to when getting advice. however, if I gotta think about how I can get 2 meals outta $10, simply saying I made, so you can too doesn't help my struggle right now and shows me that you (general you), may have forgotten how hard this day to day shit is.