Yes and no. There can be no wisdom without hardship, but hardship alone is not enough. If it was, every third world country or ghetto in a first world one would be full of FAR more wisdom. Instead, they tend to have the LEAST wisdom.

Wisdom comes from self-reflection. Self-reflection is hard and discomforting sometimes. Hardship FORCES this in those people still willing and capable of it, whereas excessive comfort allows someone to kick the self-reflection can down the road indefinitely.

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