I had been gullible, naive, soft, pliable. That's why I got taken advantage of. To survive, you have to have a tough skin.
The primary thing that I enjoy about Luke Cage is that he has a morality about him but it's conflicted. He's never sure what the right move is, but he at least contemplates it. He's a not a rash character. It's that thoughtfulness that I really identify with.