• Jase@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Can confirm. I’m on disability and cannot afford food and medication and bills at the same time. My Internet will be cut later this month because I did the crime of paying for my medication so I didn’t want to kill myself. I am starving but at least I didn’t feel like my soul was being drained.

    It’s just depressing that if I want to feel slightly okay I have to not eat for days so I can justify getting my medication. Or dumpster diving to supplement food, which I’m gonna be doing in a couple hours.

    Life is suffering and I’m tired of it.

    • TechnoBabble@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      If you’re in the US, the Affordable Connectivity Program is available to low income families and it covers $30 a month off your existing internet bill.

      PCsForPeople (not sure if I can provide links on Lemmy) offers a free mobile hotspot plan with unlimited data that you can use as home internet, if you qualify for the ACP.

      Just an FYI, since there are programs that help, but not everyone is aware of them.