The personality problem is so tough when you're not able to pay people. It's bad enough when you can pay people, but, when you have people working for free, often their motivation is diminished considerably.
Adversity, and perseverance and all these things can shape you. They can give you a value and a self-esteem that is priceless.
Adolescence as the time when an individual 'recapitulates' the savage stage of the race's past.