Privation doesn't necessarily build character, privation followed by success can aid in better appreciation of that success and empathy for those still in privation.
Or it can lead to a lack of empathy, with the thought that "If I can do it, so could they".
Unrelenting privation can lead to a purely cynical outlook.
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