▲ 1754 ▼ I'm not asking to be rich. (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by FlyingSquid@lemmy.world to c/workreform@lemmy.world 337 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world -49 points 2 years ago (2 children) Who would have thought it took a little work? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Vampiric_Luma@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Probably my father who had everything handed to him in his (still objectively shitty) upbringing before kicking me out with nothing and expecting me to flourish because it's apparently just a matter of putting in some elbow grease. I'll just do that with the lack of knowledge they provided me and the lack of skills that the education system gave me. Thank heavens I've met tons of understanding people that provided me the tools and support I needed to uplift myself without money. I can be much more productive to society and the people I love and care about within without having to worry about garbage like money or failing; I can keep getting back up and learn from my mistakes without suddenly going homeless one day. But no, I was just "lazy". Still apparently am. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* It is almost as if everyone's successes or failures are formed in and dependent on the framework of the world around them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Soulg@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guess the homeless people working 60+ hours a week are just lazy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Guess they're just people for you to support. And you wonder why the cycle continues. 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vampiric_Luma@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 years ago (1 child) Probably my father who had everything handed to him in his (still objectively shitty) upbringing before kicking me out with nothing and expecting me to flourish because it's apparently just a matter of putting in some elbow grease. I'll just do that with the lack of knowledge they provided me and the lack of skills that the education system gave me. Thank heavens I've met tons of understanding people that provided me the tools and support I needed to uplift myself without money. I can be much more productive to society and the people I love and care about within without having to worry about garbage like money or failing; I can keep getting back up and learn from my mistakes without suddenly going homeless one day. But no, I was just "lazy". Still apparently am. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Urist@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* It is almost as if everyone's successes or failures are formed in and dependent on the framework of the world around them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Urist@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 years ago* It is almost as if everyone's successes or failures are formed in and dependent on the framework of the world around them. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Soulg@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) I guess the homeless people working 60+ hours a week are just lazy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Guess they're just people for you to support. And you wonder why the cycle continues. 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Deftdrummer@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Guess they're just people for you to support. And you wonder why the cycle continues. 🙄 permalink fedilink source parent