Wow, what a story! I had so many things to do this morning, and you have distracted me.

The effects of poverty in our lives! I really like the part of the divide between you and your friend--because she was more poor than you!

Your father's business failure was also interesting. Just because Portugal changed its currencies. Yes, the rich can play these changes to their advantage.

Anyways, there is lots of injustice in this world--even in western countries. Our democracies favor the wealthy. And those of us closer to the bottom are losing our influence. It's not hard to imagine going back to the time of your parents.

We need a new system of governance. Average people will have to build it. Here is my Medium essay on this topic:

https://medium.com/tiered-democratic-governance/the-tdg-essay-cf48e4b4a1eb

I read many Medium articles. I think I had encountered you before.